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Object #     2-3910
Object name     Basketry Water Bottle
Culture of Origin     Paiute
Materials     Pitch
Techniques     Twined
Dimensions     Diam: 6 in, H: 6 in
Exhibit Label    

These water jugs lasted so well and could be repaired so
easily that the Paiute and other people preferred them to
metal containers and continued making them into the 1930s.
Today such water bottles are being made again for sale to
collectors and tourists.

Source     Mrs. Charles Bryon
Location     Winnemuca, NV
Credit     Gift of Mrs. Frances Bryon in memory of her husband Charles R. Bryon


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