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rounded form with flat, concave underside; wooden body with wooden stopper attached to leather thong tied to leather strap around neck, with additional wide leather cord with knot at one end, attached to strap around neck; shoulder decorated with carved zigzag basket weave-like design, with similar design around outer edge of top of outward-flaring neck; flat, wide mouth rim; small top opening; top of stopper decorated with carved vertical ribs and zigzag lines; plant fibers on bottom; medium wood tones

Bottle with stopper, first half of 20th century

Unknown Somali

G242

rectangular brown pouch; beaded overall with repeating diamond bands in red and white with blue and white horizontal center band and black beads on ground; blue and white beaded bands at top; beaded tassels at bottom of blue, black and white; strap beaded with black, red and white beads; received mounted with Plexi cover

Tobacco pouch, Date Unknown

Xhosa

G236

beaded crown; shells and small and large beads; three projections along top; front and sides beaded; center back of hat is plain except along edges; top section with knobs is an added three-dimensional section; lined; beads are red, white, black, yellow and olive

Hat, Date Unknown

Kuba

G236

head-covering, helmet-type mask with very large eyes and beaklike nose; eyes are red, brown and yellow; small ears with feather earring in PL ear and feather topknot

Spirit Mask (baba), c. 1950

Abelam

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woven with dark and light fibers in gingham-like design; zigzag pattern on back

Ceremonial Mat, 20th century

Republic of Kiribati

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woven, plain; turned-back "hems" at long sides

Ceremonial Mat, 20th century

Republic of Kiribati

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woven with dark and light fibers in subtle checkered design

Ceremonial Mat, 20th century

Republic of Kiribati

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woven with dark and light fibers in gingham-like design

Ceremonial Mat, 20th century

Republic of Kiribati

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natural tan hat with long tan tasseled fringe around brim; two black stripes circle cap; round in shape

Hat, 1940

Kuba

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undecorated dark orange panel

Bark cloth panel, Date Unknown

Ga'anda

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round, bulbous basket; body of basket is globular; small flat coil at base; body of basket is unevenly shaped and sits at slight angle; neck tapers inward and then flares until lip is nearly the width of the body; neck of basket is decorated with braided cord circling base of neck and braided rim; wrapped cords are attached across each other between neck and lip in zig-zag pattern that forms diamonds and triangles; interior and exterior have matte dark brown-black coating/patina

Storage basket, 20th century

Bamileke

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basket and removable lid; brown; circular basket with flat base; walls flare slightly near base and rise vertically; four dark brown woven zig-zag bands in diagonal pattern around basket; opening of basket is finished with braid weave; basket walls angled slightly to one side; lid of basket is funnel-shaped with wide opening tapering toward top to end in a point; opening of lid is finished with spiral wrapping

Lidded basket, 20th century

Tutsi

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basket with removable lid; oval bottom with wider top opening; three ties of woven triangles, two columns on each long end and one column on each short end; rings of color--light brown and purple visible on inside, faded to dark brown on exterior; oblong lid with shallow oval knob; woven triangles around lip and on top of knob; lid and basket have same coloring

Lidded basket, 20th century

Kuba

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dark brown; square basket weave at base; square herringbone weave along body; square base and lower walls tapering to smaller circular neck, with flared circular opening; top of neck is circled by band attached with vertical fibers, with two thinner bands wrapped underneath; interior opening is circled by one thin band; rim is formed by spiraling wrapped fibers

Bottle shaped basket, 20th century

Kuba

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basket and removable lid; medium brown with glossy exterior finish; circular basket and lid; basket is vase-like shape with body flaring upwards from narrower base to a wider shoulder, with narrower neck; neck and opening of basket roughly the same width as base; lid is circular with raised circular knob; body of basket has two bands of woven downward triangles; each band has pattern of six single triangles around sides and pairs of triangles on opposing sides; triangle fibers are slightly darker brown on exterior and brown-purple on interior; two handles on opposing sides, each formed by two oval loops of fibers woven into basket above shoulder

Lidded basket, 20th century

Kuba

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circular basket; flat base with cylindrical walls; vertical stripes of diagonally wrapped fibers; at top stripes connect with triangles of wrapped fibers around opening; triangles' long sides face in alternating directions; two triangles handles formed by wrapped and twisted cords on opposite sides of basket; handle cords woven down into walls of basket and then out of walls on exterior to form long fringe; third bundle of fringe fibers attached between handle fiber bundles; fringe is strands of two-strand twists ended with knots; single two-strand twisted cord tied to handles to form long hanging/carrying (?) cord; rim of basket has two sticks woven onto basket walls; dark brown coating/patina throughout

Fringed basket, 20th century

Bamenda

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two round bulb-shaped basket rattles; dark brown patina throughout; tops of each basket woven into thick woven handle; handle curves so baskets are side-by-side; bottoms of baskets tied to stay together with red-brown wrapped cord; baskets are bulb-shaped with flat bottoms and walls that taper upwards at angle in opposing directions; baskets are filled with material that rattles when moved

Double basket rattle, 20th century

Bamileke

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globular body with small flat spiral base; tapers in at neck and flares to wide opening; shallow inner rim; rim is finished with braided weaving; braided cord circles at bottom of neck; three wrapped cords bound together are woven into cord at neck and into rim; cords zig-zag between cord and rim to form triangle pattern; dark brown patina throughout exterior; dark brown-black coating along most of interior; basket rests partially on lower walls to sit at slight angle

Storage basket, 20th century

Bamileke

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basket and removable lid; herringbone weave; basket has square base; walls taper into circular body and then flare to connect to opening band; opening band is wider than base of basket; basket rim formed by vertically wrapped bands; two thin bands wrap around where opening band and basket body connect; exterior has some brown-black coating, mostly glossy red-brown; interior is brown; lid is slightly smaller version of basket, except opening band has two wrapped cords circling where band and body of basket meet; lid is slightly lighter in color; lid has one band wrapped inside interior opening

Lidded basket, 20th century

Democratic Republic of Congo

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conical basket with square base and oval opening; woven square base; body formed by vertical fibers, with four horizontal bands of seven thin two-strand twists woven into vertical fibers; top of basket has thin woven chevron band and band of basket weave; vertically wrapped opening; braided cords attached around roughly one-half of basket circumference near opening; two sticks from base to opening on interior of basket; two handles of braided cords attached to basket where sticks are, at first and fourth woven bands; vertical fibers have slight twist around body of basket; dark brown patina/coating throughout

Carrying basket, 20th century

Kuba

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light brown; small circular base with shallow extended rim, so bottom of basket sits slighty above ringed base; spiral coil base; walls of basket are slightly rounded funnel shape flaring toward top

Storage basket, 20th century

Tutsi

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circular basket and removable lid; dark brown glossy exterior and dark brown demi-matte interior; wider spiral base with narrower neck beginning about halfway up body of basket; opening and neck are same width; lid of basket is spiral woven top with slightly flaring walls down toward opening

Lidded basket, 20th century

Kongo

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long thin oval base; base is plant material tied with thin fibers to basket in four places through holes in base; vertically wrapped cord around bottom of basket walls; walls have horizontal diamond pattern in weaving; basket walls taper to narrow top; top of basket decorated with braid pattern down center; long thin hoop handle formed from one piece of curved plant material, woven into short sides of basket; basket and handle have brown coating/patina; base is slightly concave and covered in dark brown patina

Basket rattle, 20th century

Democratic Republic of Congo

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globular basket, with narrow cylindrical neck; opening finished with braided weave; basket sits in woven harness: basket rests on herringbone weave cylindrical base; six wrapped cords connect to base and to horizontally wrapped cord that sits at top of basket body; long two-strand twist cord loops inside harness as handle/hanging cord (?); three vertical harness cords have thin fiber twisting around from base to top; dark brown-reddish coating applied to exterior

Storage basket, 20th century

Kongo

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footed basket and removable lid where body of basket stands on woven leg and base--chalice shape; base is formed of circle and upright cylinder, woven into bottom of basket; opening of basket is also circular and slightly smaller than bottom; lid is circular with an oval knob; exterior is fairly uniformly dark brown while interior of basket and lid have alternating bands of golden brown and dark purple-brown

Footed and lidded basket, early 20th century

Kongo

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apple shaped form with knob handle; flat cover with defined vertical rim; light brown; ring foot; three openwork bands on body

%C2%A9 Rena Point Bolton

Basket with cover, 20th century

Rena Point Bolton

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light brown; circular form with stepped lid; knob handle; dark brown designs around knob with five triangles forming broken-apart star, two additional triangles and three areas of brown radiating lines; woven V-shapes on outer edges; woven radiating star design on underside

Basket with cover, Date Unknown

Anishinaabe (Ojibwe)

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woven cup form in tan and black fibers with stepped zig-zag design

"Wineglass" coiled jar, Date Unknown

United States

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black and tan woven dish with black flower in center; four ladder designs and 3 figures with red tunics

Tray with central daisy and figures, Date Unknown

United States

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basket and lid with swastika bird and canoe motifs in light and dark brown; sun symbol on center of lid

Small lidded basket with swastika, Date Unknown

United States

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squat, cylindrical basket; primary fibers tan with brownish/red bands in 2 alternating sections near foot and lip; central tan band has 2 ducks, 1 fish and 2 crown motifs

Northcoast basket with ducks and whale, Date Unknown

United States

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flat bottom; rounded sides flaring steeply outward to wide flat shoulder; short neck; wide mouth; medium brown with band of dark brown zigzags on neck and three bands of repeating dark brown diamonds on body

Basket, c. 1900-1920

Yokuts

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slightly ovoid; bowl shaped with flat bottom; light brown with dark brown pairs of male and female dancers, with men wearing tailcoats and women wearing long gowns; repeating short zigzags on bottom

Basket, c. 1910-1930

possibly Tulare

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rounded sides with flat bottom with rounded bottom edge; inverted rim; light brown with medium and dark brown geometric designs of X's and diamonds of various sizes

Dejikup basket, c. 1900

Washoe

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bowl-shaped basket with flat bottom and slightly outward-flaring, rather tall sides; light brown with dark brown quadrupeds, headless figure and hands

Basket, Date Unknown

Washoe

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jar-shaped basket; flat bottom; sides flare outwards and inwards forming slight shoulder; short wide neck; outward-flaring rim; medium brown with dark brown decoration of figures alternating with turtles on body; wave-like wedges on mouth and shoulder

Basket, Date Unknown

Indé (Apache)

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flat bottom; slightly outward-flaring sides with slight inward flair near top; light brown with dark brown X shapes separating + shapes, standing figures and quadrupeds; star on underside

Basket, Date Unknown

Indé (Apache)

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coiled basket in jar form with flat foot; slightly outward-flaring sides, tapering in to subtle shoulder; wide outward-flaring mouth rim on wide, very short neck; light brown with vertical dark brown designs of pairs vertically-placed triangles and ladder-like designs with rectangles and arrowheads

Basket, c. 1910

Indé (Apache)

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flat wide base; outward flaring rounded sides; pointed flat shoulder; wide, short neck with wide mouth rim; light brown with dark brown horizontal and vertical rows of triangles; four-pointed star or flower shape on bottom

Basket, c. 1900

Yokuts

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flat base; cup shaped with outward flaring sides; light brown with four rows of dark brown text--partially illegible--with some text referring to "JOHN 10.1-18." and "JESUS THE GOOD SHEPHERD"

Basket, Date Unknown

United States

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flat bottom; rounded sides flaring slightly outward to pointed narrow shoulder; short neck with wide outward-flaring mouth rim; light brown with three dark brown bands on body with light brown diamonds with medium brown centers; stepped checkerboard designs in dark brown at neck and rim

Basket, c. 1900

Yokuts

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rounded form, with rounded bottom and inward-flaring rim; predominately medium brown and light brown, with vertical rows of diamonds on body; light brown band with dark brown vertical lines in repeating groups of three near bottom

Basket, Date Unknown

Natinixwe (Hupa)

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concave bottom; slightly outward-flaring sides; medium brown; woven light brown geometric pattern of closely-spaced vertical stepped lines

Basket, Date Unknown

United States

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concave bottom; rounded bowl shape with rather straight sides; medium brown woven with light brown wide band on body with medium brown stepped design with light brown diagonal lines and dark brown outlining and central band

Basket, Date Unknown

United States

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flat bottom with rounded edges; straight sides; light brown with dark brown stepped and checkerboard geometric designs

Basket, Date Unknown

United States

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rounded form with rounded bottom; medium brown with wide woven light brown band on body with three identical geometric forms made of dark brown triangles and dark and medium brown striped central square

Basket, Date Unknown

United States

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small coiled basket; wide, flat bottom with inward-flaring sides; wide mouth; light tan with golden brown geometric patterning

Basket, Date Unknown

United States

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concave underside; rounded form; medium brown with wide woven light brown band on body decorated with bold repeating geometric band with triangle motifs in dark brown; narrow bands with thin dark brown diagonal lines at top and bottom

Hat, c. 1910-1940

Natinixwe (Hupa)

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small coiled basket; bowl-like shape; radiating star or flower-like shape, with two "petals" and two triangles; dark brown and light tan

Basket, Date Unknown

United States

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slightly concave bottom; bowl-shaped with outward-flaring sides; light brown with five vertical sections delineated with dark brown lines; each section contains a dark brown vertical zigzag; dark brown circle at bottom center

Basket, Date Unknown

United States

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inverted teardrop-shaped with short necked opening; two plant fiber twine loops with another plant fiber twine length tied between them forming a handle; subtle two-toned stripe design in light brown and greyish-brown colors; medium brown overall

Water Jar, c. 1910-1950

Paiute

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bowl shaped with flat base and outward flaring sides; pair of handles at rim; light brown with dark brown outer stripe on handles and dark brown quadrupeds (alpacas?)

Basket, Date Unknown

United States

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flat bottom; very slightly outward-flaring sides; light brown with dark brown diamond/check design with small brown square inside each diamond; brown circle on bottom with ring of brown squares

Basket, before 1922

Tohono O'odham (Papago)

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flat bottom; outward-flaring sides to pointed steep shoulder; short wide neck with outward-flaring mouth opening; medium brown with dark brown diagonally stepped squares; brown ring around bottom edge and brown circle at bottom center

Basket, c. 1911

Akimel O'odham (Pima)

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ovoid, canoe-shaped coiled basket with flat bottom; rounded sides; light brown with dark brown vertical rows of diamonds on side and three inverted T shapes at each end

Canoe-shaped basket, Date Unknown

Pomo

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slightly concave bottom; nearly straight sides; fine weaving; exterior decorated with central band of squared-off scrolls in orange and brown flanked by geometric bands of orange and yellow; two grey bands at interior

Basket, Date Unknown

United States

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concave bottom; bowl shaped, with slightly outward-flaring sides; two bands of dark brown geometric forms (rectangle and arrowhead motifs) on light brown; dark brown rings on underside

Basket, Date Unknown

United States

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oblong shape; flat ovoid bottom; light tan body with V-shaped dark brown repeating elements and row of dark brown dogs at top edge

Berry basket, 1910-1920

Skokomish Twana

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light tan bowl; band of dark brown with medium brown diamonds bordered in light tan; some dark brown loops at top edge

Basket, 1900-1915

Tübatulabal

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rounded bowl with loops of splint forming eight feet; tan, brown and red -orange splint; looped red top edge

Bowl, Date Unknown

Ho-Chunk (Winnebago)

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Small round basket with flared sides; coiled. Design consists of coyote tracks in panels around the sides. Colors are natural and black.

Basket, 20th century

Indé (Apache)

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Miniature round basket with flared sides and plaited border; coiled. Design consists of a checkered pattern broken by three solid vertical bars. Colors are natural and black.

Basket, 20th century

Akimel O'odham (Pima)

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Miniature round basket; coiled. Design consists of rows of horizontal stripes broken by three vertical bands. Colors are natural and black.

Basket, 20th century

Akimel O'odham (Pima)

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circular basket with bulbous base shape; opening and exterior of basket connected with band of wrapped and braided cords, woven across each other to form alternating diamond and triangle pattern; upper lip of basket opening formed with braided edge; exterior of basket is dark brown with some golden brown along the horizontal weaving; interior is mottled dark and golden browns with irregularly applied brown accretion/coating

Storage basket, 20th century

Bamileke

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small rectangular mat; brown border with tan undulating lines; top of mat tan with curved purple zigzag pattern

Mat, 20th century

Tutsi

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small round mat; tan ground with one radiating zigzag in brown; edged in brown

Mat, 20th century

Tutsi

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3 radiating lines from center, like cornstalk

Basket, 20th century

Indé (Apache)

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3 pointed star design with 6 dogs

Basket, 20th century

Indé (Apache)

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basket, straw, previously attributed to Pima; design is desert poppy in shades of purple; large shallow basket; coiled

Basket, early 20th century

Diné (Navajo)

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Miniature round flat plaque; coiled. Design consists of maze pattern with figure at entrance (House of Suihii Ki--see 42.18.72). Colors are natural and black.

Basketry Plaque, 20th century

Akimel O'odham (Pima)

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Vase-shaped basket with flare rim; coiled. Design consists of modified fret pattern in successive rows. Colors are natural and black.

Basket, 20th century

Akimel O'odham (Pima)

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Olla form with geometric design

Basket, c. 1900

Indé (Apache)

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Miniature olla basket; coiled. Design consists of four blue figures which resemble cactii. Colors are natural, blue, brown, and black.

Miniature Basket, 1900-1942

Akimel O'odham (Pima)

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Basket, straw, American Indian (Pima), XXc NO SPECIFIC PHOTO AND DIMS. ON CAT. CARD (GROUP INFORMATION) Basket with pinched handle and double mouth; fine coilwork. Design consists of stepped radial rectangles, possibly a modified whirlwind pattern. Colors are natural and black.

Basket, early 20th century

Indé (Apache)

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Vase-shaped basket with flared rim; coiled. Design consists of vertical rows of triangles split by solid bars which originate from central devil's claw. Possibly represents arrow-points. Design is in black against natural, with black rim.

Basket, early 20th century

Indé (Apache)

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coiled basket, FAN-SHAPED AND STAR DESIGNS

Basket, early 20th century

Indé (Apache)

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design of three meandering lines

Basket, 20th century

Akimel O'odham (Pima)

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Shallow round basket with cover; finely coiled. Design conisists of whirlwind pattern on sides and cover. Colors are natural and black.

Basket, 20th century

Tohono O'odham (Papago)

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oval basket; woven grass fibers

Oval Basket, 20th century

Akimel O'odham (Pima)

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center 10 point concentric star and rim border of vegetable fiber; 20 stepped lines

Basket, 20th century

Indé (Apache)

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5 lines composed of connected triangles , letters O, M, N, H, & E

Basket, 20th century

Indé (Apache)

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Shallow with foot; central star/flower design and pyramid design on foot in pink, yellow and green dyed fibers

Basket, 20th century

Beta Israel (Falasha)

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Shallow with foot; central radiating star design and pyramid design on foot in pink, green and purple dyed fibers

Basket, 20th century

Beta Israel (Falasha)

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double outline 5 pointed star, negative diamonds within each point

Basket, 20th century

Indé (Apache)

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double outline star pattern with five crosses

Basket, 20th century

Indé (Apache)

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Miniature olla basket with cover; coiled. Design consists of stepped rectangles in red and black. Colors are natural, red and black.

Miniature Basket, 1900-1942

Akimel O'odham (Pima)

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Shallow rectangular basket; coiled. Design consists of vertical panels of checkerwork around sides. Colors are natural and black.

Basket, 20th century

Tohono O'odham (Papago)

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Shallow boat-shaped basket; coiled. Design consists of a band of coyote tracks around the rim. Colors are natural and black.

Basket, 20th century

Tohono O'odham (Papago)

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miniature tray-like basket; coiled; design is four coyote tracks; colors are natural and black

Basket, 20th century

Tohono O'odham (Papago)

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white serpentine design on dark brown

Basket, 19th-20th century

Klamath

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flat bottom with star design

Basket, c. 1900-1930

Chemehuevi

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5 whirling arms radiating from center

Basket, 20th century

Indé (Apache)

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Miniature flat plaque; coiled. Design consists of a central devil's claw from which emanates a maze pattern, at the entrance of which stands a human figure. This pattern is called the House of Shuihii Ki, a legendary figure, who supposedly lives in the mountains where no one can find him. Colors are natural and black.

Basket, 20th century

Akimel O'odham (Pima)

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Miniature vertical-walled, deep basket; coiled. Design consists of horizontal bands broken by diagonal bands that form triangles. Colors are natural and black.

Basket, 1900-1942

Akimel O'odham (Pima)

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Basket, straw, American Indian (Pima), XXc NO SPECIFIC PHOTO AND DIMS. ON CAT. CARD (GROUP INFORMATION) Deep round basket; coiled. Design consists of a double row of brown triangles, possibly representing feathers. Colors are natural and brown.

Basket, early 20th century

Indé (Apache)

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Vase-shaped basket with flared rim; coiled. Design consists of central devil's claw disk in black with crenellated concentric circles in natural and black, interrupted by diamonds at the neck. Has a black, plaited rim.

Basket, 20th century

probably Akimel O'odham (Pima)

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Nearly flat basket with raised element in center; geometric circle design at center in brown, yellow, white, green and blue dyed fibers

Basket, c. 1950

Hopituh Shinumu (Hopi)

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Bowl-shaped basket with red and brown design on tan ground; triangles in colored bands

Basket, Date Unknown

Lozi

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Shallow with foot; central star/flower design in pink, yellow, purple and green

Basket, 20th century

Beta Israel (Falasha)

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NEGATIVE GEOMETRIC PATTERN WITH INITIALS AND DATE, 'IBK' AND '1919'

Basket, early 20th century

Indé (Apache)

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