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Jar
Native American, White Mountain Apache
from 1890–1910
Object Place: Arizona (Southeastern), United States, Southwest
Medium/Technique
Willow and cottonwood with dark brown decoration in devil's claw
Dimensions
26.03 cm (10 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Margret Craver Withers
Accession Number1993.728
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsBasketry
DescriptionCoiled jar with alternated dark and light rim narrows at neck and slopes down and outward to sholder, narrowing slightly to base. Decoration consists of a network of diamonds within which are images of quadrupeds and equal- armed crosses.
ProvenanceBetween about 1955 and 1960, acquired by Margret Craver Withers (b. 1907 - d. 2010), Boston; 1993, gift of Margret Craver Withers to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 17, 1993)