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Object #     2-1591
Object name     Basketry Water Bottle, Seed Basket
Culture of Origin     Ute, Paiute, Attributed
Exhibit Label    

At least 44 species of grass seeds were gathered by Paiute
people. They harvested millions of miniscule seedsgrasses,
pigweed, lamb's quartersand stored them in jar-shaped
baskets with narrow necks to keep them safe from rodents.
Source     Estate of Caroline McGilvra Burke
Location     Utah
Credit     Caroline McGilvra Burke Collection


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