Basket jar/water vessel

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Date created: 1880-1903

Culture/People: Chiricahua Apache
Possible collector: Colonel James F. Randlett, Non-Indian, 1832-1915
Previous owner: Colonel James F. Randlett, Non-Indian, 1832-1915

Collection History: Formerly in the collection of Colonel James F. Randlett (1832-1915, US Army commander and Indian agent at Fort Duchesne, Utah, until 1896 and Indian agent for the Kiowa, circa 1900) and possibly collected by him in 1903 when he was assigned to investigate the condition and needs of Chiricahua Apache prisoners of war held at Fort Sill, Oklahoma; purchased by MAI from an unknown source in 1923.
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Place: Arizona; USA

See related items: Chiricahua Apache; Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 12/3186
Barcode: 123186.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Basket jar/water vessel
Media/Materials: Vegetal Fiber, tree pitch/gum, horsehair
Techniques: Coiled

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f1abf0d4-ea87-4129-bcec-c5c772640d96

Record ID: NMAI_132670