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Water Jar, Apache
Water Jar, Apache
Water Jar, Apache

Water Jar, Apache

Datec. 1900
Mediumcottonwood, willow, or sumac coated with pitch; handles of bent wood.
Dimensions15 × 4 1/2 in. (38.1 × 11.4 cm) BASE 15 × 10 in. (38.1 × 25.4 cm) SHOULDER 15 × 5 in. (38.1 × 12.7 cm) RIM
ClassificationsContainer
Catalog number395
DescriptionAn Aoache water jar with a round body and a round base. Two bent wood handles are lashed to the body at the shoulder. The neck is straight with an unfinished rim. A rawhide strip has been sttached to the two handles. (this appears more recent) The condition is fair to poor. The rim is eithe runfinished or broken (missing finishing stitching), handles are loose, and the pitch is crumbling.
Status
Not on view