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57-26-95

From: Utah

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 57-26-95
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Gosiute
Provenience Utah
Culture Area Great Plains Culture Area
Locus Deep Creek
Section American
Materials Twine | Horsehair
Technique Twined | Braided | Basketry
Description

Twined globular body with pointed bottom and small constricted neck and mouth; upper half has 5 ridges, 2 of which are double rows of weft which goes over 4 and under 2 warps. 2 handles of braided horsehair attached a short distance apart on one side of mid-body; connecting strands between them are broken; commonly used as water jars but this is not pitched.

Length 33
Depth 26
Credit Line Gift of the George Washington Memorial Museum, 1957
Other Number L-269-99 - Old Museum Number | 740 - Other Number | 115357 - Other Number

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