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Object #     2-1567
Object name     Basketry Jar
Culture of Origin     Akimel O'Odham, San Carlos Apache, Attributed
Techniques     Coiled
Exhibit Label    

Large coiled jar-shaped (olla) baskets were used to store
grain and meal. Pima coiled jars usually have designs of
vertical bands, all-over open diamonds, or bands of frets that
cover the entire body and extend to the rim.

Source     Estate of Caroline McGilvra Burke
Location     Arizona
Credit     Caroline McGilvra Burke Collection


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