Tray or basket
about 1874
Object PlaceMescalero Reservation, New Mexico, United States
Medium/TechniqueYucca and willow or sumac
Dimensions5.08 cm (2 in.)
Credit LineSamuel Putnam Avery Fund
Accession number1992.151
On View
Not on viewClassificationsBasketry
Collections
ProvenanceAbout 1874, acquired in New Mexico by Amos H. Gottschall (b. 1854 - d. 1936) [see note]. 1992, sold by Hurst Gallery, Cambridge, MA, to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 22, 1992)
NOTE: A tag on the underside of the basket reads "GOTTSCHALL COLLECTION / NEW MEXICO 1874 / No. 3974."
NOTE: A tag on the underside of the basket reads "GOTTSCHALL COLLECTION / NEW MEXICO 1874 / No. 3974."
about 1900
1890
about 1890–1920
early 20th century
before 1899
1880–90
Unidentified artist
1890s
before 1916
from 1880–90
from 1890–1910