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Burden Basket
Burden Basket

Burden Basket

from 1880–90
Object PlaceArizona (Western) or Nevada (Southern), United States
Medium/TechniquePossibly cottonwood, acacia twigs, and willow; decorated in devil's claw (black martynia); leather strap
Dimensions17.78 cm (7 in.)
Credit LineGift of Margret Craver Withers
Accession number1992.168
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsBasketry
Collections
ProvenanceBetween about 1955 and 1960, acquired by Margret Craver Withers (b. 1907 - d. 2010), Boston [see note]; 1992, gift of Margret Craver Withers to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 22, 1992)

NOTE: Curatorial notes indicate that MFA accession nos. 1992.168 - 1992.173 were "purchased from the daughter of the original owners."
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