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Basket jar

Object Details

Collection History
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Mary Huckins Davis (1870-1952, of Galveston, Texas); bequeathed to MAI by Mary Huckins Davis.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Tübatulabal (Kern River)
Previous owner
Mary Huckins Davis (Mary H. Davis), Non-Indian, 1870-1952
Donor
Mary Huckins Davis (Mary H. Davis), Non-Indian, 1870-1952
Object Name
Basket jar
Media/Materials
Deer grass, willow, devil's claw/martynia, yucca root
Techniques
Coiled
Object Type
Containers and Vessels
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