A (Native American Apache) coiled basket used as a storage jar; made from willow, rod foundation, Devil's claw and light brown and black coloring. It's decorated with checkerboard, triangle, zigzag, band and line designs.
Date
[between 1870 and 1900]
Notes
Accession ID: E 1820 1; History Colorado.; Curatorial note supplied by History Colorado: "The Apache tribes of the Southwest were skilled in both coiling and twining techniques (Basket Weaver of Arizona, 72). Water and storage jars were coiled, using mainly willow. Burden baskets were even more skillfully twined with willow twigs."; Object ID: E.1820.1; Scanned image from loaned transparency including Object ID.; Title supplied.; R7200029006