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Jar shaped coiled basket with geometric designs
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Large Apache polychrome basketry olla with a flared rim and an encircling connected diamond design. Inside the diamonds are polychrome geometric motifs and crosses. The basket has a rod foundation with willow, dyed willow, and devil's claw stitching and design.

Curatorial Remarks

Storage olla (jar) made from willow and devil's claw with red dye on some designs.

Tags: storage, olla, jar
People: Western Apache
Places: Arizona
Purpose: domestic use or commercial sale

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

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Title(s): 
Jar shaped coiled basket with geometric designs
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American; Apache, Western (artist and user)
Date: 
early 20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
willow
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Basket
Credit Line: 
Gift of Wynetka Ann Reynolds and Thomas Kirschbaum, M.D.
Accession No: 
71.803
Previous Number(s): 
TL2014.13.1
Department: 
Anthropology
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