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Wedding Basket, unknown date
Navajo people; Northeastern Arizona
Sumac and willow; 2 x 11 3/4…
Basket
Wedding Basket, unknown date
Navajo people; Northeastern Arizona
Sumac and willow; 2 x 11 3/4…
Wedding Basket, unknown date Navajo people; Northeastern Arizona Sumac and willow; 2 x 11 3/4 in. 8968 Herman Strandt Indian Collection Gift of The James Irvine Foundation

Basket

ClassificationsFurnishings-Accessories-baskets
Culture Navajo
Culture Apache
Made AtArizona, United States, North America
MediumSumac and willow
Dimensions2 x 11 3/4 in. (5.1 x 29.8 cm)
Credit LineHerman Strandt Indian Collection Gift of The James Irvine Foundation
Object number8968
DescriptionNavajo wedding basket. Coiled. Foundation of split grasses. Sewing in aromatic grasses. Design in martynia pod, herringbone edge. Although these baskets are universally called Navajo weddidng baskers, there are those who contend that they were not made by navajo but by Apache Indians.

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