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Woven water jug pitched in pine / Unidentified

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Essay/Description

Pitch covered water jar-basket.

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): 
Unidentified (Author)
Culture: 
Native American; Navajo (Diné) or Havasupai
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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