Miniature Apache Burden Basket

Twined Basket

DPR Collections

Name/Title

Miniature Apache Burden Basket

Description

Tiny Apache burden basket decorated with leather and six tiny tin bangles.

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Southwest

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Apache

Native American

Dimensions

Height

1-1/16 in

Diameter

7/8 in

Dimension Notes

Full height from top on loop to bottom of bangles is approx 2 3/8"

Material

Willow, Yucca, Yucca, Dyed, Leather, Metal - Tin

Twined Basket Details

Open/Closed Twining

Predominantly Closed Twined

Predominant Twining Type

Plain Twining

Warp ("Vertical" Elements)

Warp material

Willow

Primary Warp Type

Simple: Plain or parallel arrangement

Weft ("Horizontal" Elements)

Weft material

Yucca, Yucca, Dyed

Other Decoration Materials and Types

Decoration Material

Leather

Decoration Type

Applied

Decoration Material

Tin

Decoration Type

Applied

Decoration Notes

Basket has traditional tin bangles.