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Burden Basket

Western Apache (White Mountain or San Carlos Apache), 1867

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Burden Basket

Western Apache (White Mountain or San Carlos Apache), 1867

Physical Qualities Willow, cloth, buckskin, devil's claw, 14 1/8 x Diam. 12 in. (35.9 x 30.5 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. C.R. Miller
Object Number 1939.21
Deep bowl with sides flaring to wide opening; horizontal black and tan beaded stripes and bands of red and tan twining. Four stripes of buckskin sewn vertically around rim; red cloth and buckskin at base. Wide beaded rim. (entered by M.Dodd 1/14/11)
Katzenberg, D. S., & Baltimore Museum of Art. "And eagles sweep across the sky": Indian textiles of the North American West : [exhibition]. Baltimore: Baltimore Museum of Art, 1977:130

Inscribed: None.

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