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Pitched water jug with horsehair lugs / Unknown

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Curatorial Remarks

Navajo water olla (jar) made from sumac and willow covered in pitch with a braided horsehair handle and coils on the base.

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): 
Pitched water jug with horsehair lugs
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American; Havasupai
Date: 
early 20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
grass, resin, horsehair
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Water Jug
Accession No: 
71.716
Previous Number(s): 
7100.716
Department: 
Anthropology
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