Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: The Museum Year 2010
The Year
Acquisitions
Art of the Americas: July 2009–June 2010
Storage container
Basket
about 1890–1920
Overall: 35.6 x 25.4 cm (14 x 10 in.)
Coiled yucca and bear grass, dyed
Classification: Basketry
Culture: Native American (Tohono O'odham (Papago))
Object Place: Southern Arizona
Accession number: 2009.4626
Location: Native North American Art
Description: Large, cylindrical coiled basket decorated with lizards, probably Gila monsters, in yellow and brown, fitted with separate lid with carrying handle at center.
Provenance/Ownership History: By unknown date, owned by Captain Snow, Dennisport, Massachusetts; 1998, antiques store of James Johnston, Franklin, Massachusetts; 1998, purchased by the donors; 2009, given to the Museum in 2009 (Accession Date: October 21, 2009)
Gift of Arthur Beale and Teri Hensick