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Large twill plaited river cane winnowing tray
Unidentified
Coiled basket tray with Navajo design
Native American; possibly Navajo (Diné) or Ute
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Large twined willow storage basket / Unidentified

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Attributed Chiricahua Apache baskets are rare. Possibly created in Ft. Sill. Simple banded basket. This basket would have stored various types of crops like seeds, not corn.

Tags: storage basket, willow, brown
People: Chiricahua Apache
Places: Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma
Purpose: domestic use

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

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Title(s): 
Large twined willow storage basket
Creator(s): 
Unidentified (Author)
Culture: 
Native American; Apache, Chiricahua
Date: 
early 20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
willow, devil's claw
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Basket
Accession No: 
71.252
Previous Number(s): 
7136.252
Department: 
Anthropology
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