Water Bottle

NA8948

From: Nevada

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number NA8948
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Paiute
Provenience Nevada
Culture Area Great Basin Culture Area
Section American
Materials Plant Fiber | Pine Pitch
Technique Basketry
Description

Woven, globular body with two loops possibly made from light colored hair with cloth straps attached. Two pairs of leather strips attached on the opposite side. The rim has fragments of cloth attached. The interior is entirely coated in thick pitch.

Height 35.56 cm
Outside Diameter 27.94 cm
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Richard Waln Meirs, 1918

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