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Woven water jug pitched in pine / Unknown

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Essay/Description

Pitched in pinion pine.

Curatorial Remarks

This water jug is covered in tree pitch. This is not from the Apache or Havasupai because their baskets are typically more finely finished.

People: Navajo
Places: Arizona, New Mexico
Purpose: commercial sale

From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology

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Title(s): 
Woven water jug pitched in pine
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American; Havasupai (artist and user)
Date: 
early 20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
willow, resin
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Water Jug
Accession No: 
71.715
Previous Number(s): 
7100.715
Department: 
Anthropology
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