Coiled bowl
Dateearly 20th century
Maker
Apache
Label TextUsing simple design elements—triangles, stars, and frets, for example—Apache basketmakers combine these motifs in an astounding variety of compositions, some fixed, some dynamic. They might represent mountains, meandering streams or celestial constellations.
Object number81.17.1328
Credit LineGift of Katherine White and the Boeing Company
Dimensions6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)
Diam.: 43.2 cm
MediumWillow, devil's claw
Timbisha (formerly Panamint), Death Valley, CA
early 20th century
Object number: 2024.19.199
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