basket with four vertical leather straps, leather base and leather thongs terminating in metal cones; basket has slightly concave bottom with outward-flaring sides and is decorated with dark brown, light brown and medium brown variegated and solid horizontal stripes; four vertical light grey leather straps extend from solid leather base up side of basket to rim; leather thongs with metal cones at rim, on vertical leather straps and forming a fringe around leather basket base cover

Basket with cone jingles, Date Unknown

Unknown artist, United Statesexpand_more

Plant fibers, metal cones, leatherexpand_more

Gift of David Laird and Helen Lauritzen Lairdexpand_more  2014.148.3

Not on Viewexpand_more

For thousands of years, Native people have lived in the dry deserts of the North American Southwest, where summer temperatures can reach 130 degrees Fahrenheit. Indeed, the Apache and Tohono O’odham, among other Native peoples, still thrive there. Indigenous knowledge of their environment historically helped them travel great distances with little water to collect certain plants and animals. They still make gathering baskets from local plant fibers, adorned with objects that create pleasing sounds when the baskets are used, Baskets woven so tightly they can store water are both utilitarian and artful, embellished with patterns.

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Basket with cone jingles
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2014.148.3
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basket with four vertical leather straps, leather base and leather thongs terminating in metal cones; basket has slightly concave bottom with outward-flaring sides and is decorated with dark brown, light brown and medium brown variegated and solid horizontal stripes; four vertical light grey leather straps extend from solid leather base up side of basket to rim; leather thongs with metal cones at rim, on vertical leather straps and forming a fringe around leather basket base cover

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