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Culture
Apache
Tray
Dateca. 1930
DimensionsOverall: 4 1/4 × 18 3/4 in. (10.8 × 47.6 cm)
Object numberT0880
Credit LineGift of the Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw Charitable Trust
Photograph by Richard Walker.
Label TextApache women wove trays like this for winnowing grain or storing food. The design in the center of the basket might be an abstracted depiction of a squash blossom. Figural and animal motifs circle the squash blossom, and the rest of the basket is patterned with dyed devil’s claw. Basket making is a longstanding and celebrated tradition in Apache culture and baskets are used in almost every aspect of daily life.On View
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