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Tray or basket
Native American, Mescalero Apache
about 1874
Object Place: Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico, United States, Southwest
Medium/Technique
Yucca and willow or sumac
Dimensions
5.08 cm (2 in.)
Credit Line
Samuel Putnam Avery Fund
Accession Number1992.151
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsBasketry
DescriptionShallow three-rod flat coiled tray starting from a center spiral. Alternating bands of colored fibers in a checkerboard fashion and seperated by a single red fiber create "sun-burst" appearence. Worn around upper edge; some losses.
Marks
Labels: (Stamped metal tag) A644; (paper tag glued to underside): MESCALERO / APACHE/ GAMBLING TRAY/ SUN RAY DESIGN/ GOTTSCHALL COLLECTION/ NEW MEXICO 1874/ No. 3974
ProvenanceAbout 1874, acquired in New Mexico by Amos H. Gottschall (b. 1854 - d. 1936) [see note]. 1992, sold by Hurst Gallery, Cambridge, MA, to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 22, 1992)
NOTE: A tag on the underside of the basket reads "GOTTSCHALL COLLECTION / NEW MEXICO 1874 / No. 3974."
NOTE: A tag on the underside of the basket reads "GOTTSCHALL COLLECTION / NEW MEXICO 1874 / No. 3974."