Basket creel

Date created
1900-1910
Culture/People
Jicarilla Apache
Collector
Ralph Aspaas, Non-Indian, 1877-1939
Allie Ward Aspaas (Alice Ward/Mrs. Ralph Aspaas), Non-Indian, 1881-1959
Previous owner
Ralph Aspaas, Non-Indian, 1877-1939
Allie Ward Aspaas (Alice Ward/Mrs. Ralph Aspaas), Non-Indian, 1881-1959
Carl Henry Aspaas, Non-Indian, 1908-1975
Dr. Helen Ruth Aspaas, Non-Indian
Carla Marie Aspaas Foland, Non-Indian
Donor
Dr. Helen Ruth Aspaas, Non-Indian
Carla Marie Aspaas Foland, Non-Indian
Collection History
Collected by Ralph Aspaas (1877-1939), who worked as an allotment agent for the Jicarilla Apache tribe from about 1905 to 1911 and his wife Allie Ward Aspaas (1881-1959), who worked in an Indian School at Dulce, New Mexico; inherited by their son Carl Henry Aspaas (1908-1975) and then by his daughters, Dr. Helen Ruth Aspaas and Carla Marie Aspaas Foland; donated to NMAI by Dr. Helen Ruth Aspaas and Carla Marie Aspaas Foland in 2003.
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Place
Dulce, Jicarilla Apache Reservation; Rio Arriba County; New Mexico; USA
See related items
Jicarilla Apache
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
26/2741
Barcode
262741.000
Object Type
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Object Name
Basket creel
Media/Materials
Willow, sumac, yucca fiber, commercial leather thong, dye/dyes
Techniques
Dyed, coiled, stitched, tied
Dimensions
42 x 19 x 30 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ac4cd556-f787-4207-aa3c-398b302eba32
Record ID
NMAI_278861