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Apache Pitch-Coated Wicker Water Basket
- Culture
- Apache
- Origin
- United States
- Period
- 1950s
- Object
- Basket
- Materials
- Wicker, Pitch
- Dimensions
- 14.9 cm high, 10.2 cm wide
- Catalogue
- TRB-195
A woven wicker water basket with a pear-shaped body, a braided finger handle and a flared rim. Baskets of this type were coated in thick, sticky pitch to seal the gaps between the woven strands and prevent the contents from leaking.
Provenance
Private Don Phelps collection, Todos Santos Trading Post, Alamo, California; ex-J. Wilson estate, California.Acquired
Artemis Fine Arts · 2025
