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Akimel O'odham (Pima)

Basket

Akimel O'odham (Pima), 1933-1966

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Akimel O'odham (Pima)

Basket

Akimel O'odham (Pima), 1933-1966

Physical Qualities Willow, tule stem, devil's claw, 2 1/4 × 9 3/4 in (top). (5.7 × 24.8 cm.)
Credit Line Bequest of Florence Reese Winslow
Object Number 1953.220.B.191
Shallow round basket with sides flaring to wide opening. Black sheep poised on rotating arms of central whirlwind motif. (entered M.Dodd 1/14/11) Coiled
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest, 1953; Florence Reese Winslow, Baraboo, WI.
Dena S. Katzenberg, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "And Eagles Sweep Across the Sky", September 18-November 13, 1977
"The Pliant Reed: Native American Baskets" (Organized by BMA, for circulation) 1983-84 (cat 16)
Katzenberg, D. S. "And Eagles Sweep Across the Sky": Indian Textiles of the North American West. Baltimore: Baltimore Museum of Art, 1977, no. 253, p. 140

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