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Doubled walled buckbrush storage basket with natural bloodroot dye
Unidentified
Doubled walled buckbrush storage basket with natural bloodroot dye
Unidentified

Pitched water jug with horsehair lugs / Unidentified

Curatorial Remarks

Navajo water olla (jar) made from sumac and willow covered in pitch with a braided horsehair handle and coils on the base.

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): 
Pitched water jug with horsehair lugs
Creator(s): 
Unidentified (Author)
Culture: 
Native American; Navajo (Diné) or Havasupai
Date: 
early 20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
grass, resin, horsehair
Classification: 
Object Type: 
Accession No: 
71.716
Previous Number(s): 
7100.716
Department: 
Not On View

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