Basket jar/water vessel

Date created
1890-1915
Culture/People
probably Mescalero Apache (attributed)
Previous owner
Dr. George Reuling, Non-Indian, 1839-1915
Collection History
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Dr. George Reuling (1839-1915), a noted ophthalmologist in Baltimore, Maryland); purchased by MAI from an unknown source circa 1916.
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Place
New Mexico; USA
See related items
Mescalero Apache
Containers and Vessels
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
5/9085
Barcode
059085.000
Object Type
Containers and Vessels
Object Name
Basket jar/water vessel
Media/Materials
Sumac, horsehair, tree pitch/gum
Techniques
Coiled, braided
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6009f44ee-b2e5-435a-9e6c-02aacd17b7f4
Record ID
NMAI_63383