Burden basket

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Date created: 1900-1919

Culture/People: White Mountain Apache
Possible owner: Iva (unknown surname), White Mountain Apache
Collector: Edward H. Davis (Edward Harvey Davis/E. H. Davis), Non-Indian, 1862-1951

Collection History: Collected in 1919 by Edward H. Davis (1862-1951, a rancher and field collector for MAI), possibly from Iva (White Mountain Apache), during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.
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Place: Spring Creek; Fort Apache Reservation (White Mountain Reservation); Gila County; Arizona; USA

See related items: White Mountain Apache; Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 9/4378
Barcode: 094378.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Burden basket
Media/Materials: Willow, deerhide/deerskin, wool cloth
Techniques: Twined, stitched, fringed, serrated/toothed
Dimensions: 30.5 x 48 x 35 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6559a9e2b-5c82-4575-b55c-ee51f9f9d6e0

Record ID: NMAI_101772