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Water jar with spherical body, constricted neck, and flattened conical base: rigid, close diagonal twining, from start to 2.5 cm is three-strand twining (s-twist wefts), warp elements at start are layered and wrapped together in two sets of pairs, diagonal twining (s-twist wefts) to rim. Rim: warp elements are truncated and wrapped after final weft course, two sets of four twisted fiber loops attached to mid-section (5 cm apart) at greatest width. Design: around mid-section is a band (1.3 cm wide) created by weaver's use of peeled weft material, a second band of peeled weft material 2 cm wide and 6.5 cm from rim. Additional tags: Leather tag (1.3 x 1.5 cm) with "LX" in black in attached to one set of fiber loops with fine wire.
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Collection Description
This digital collection represents baskets from the University of Nevada, Reno Department of Anthropology's Huber collection. Lulu K. Huber collected nearly 600 baskets made by Native American weavers from roughly 1840 to 1930, including pieces by weavers from Washoe, Paiute, Shoshone, Bannock and Ute peoples in the Great Basin and by weavers from more than 25 Native American peoples elsewhere in the West.
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Start to rim: 24.75 cm; warps per cm: 3.5-4; wefts per cm: 6; circumference taken at greates width
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University of Nevada, Reno Anthropology Research Museum
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Use and Reproduction
This item is believed to be under copyright, but either (a) no rights-holder(s) have been identified or (b) one or more rights-holder(s) have been identified but none have been located. If you have any information that can contribute to identifying or locating the rights-holder(s) please notify the University of Nevada, Reno Anthropology Research Museum at (775) 784-6704.
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Digital Archive Legacy ID
baskets:74
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