Burden Basket
Artist
Apache
Mediumwoven sumac, devil's claw and split willow with red paint, leather, beads and metal bangles
Dimensions15 x 15 1/4 inches (38.1 x 38.7 cm)
Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965
Object number62.900.83
ClassificationsContainers
DescriptionTwined, rod construction. Leather binding around top edge, leather fringe and beads attached, and metal bangles. Leather cover on bottom with attached fringe and beads. Leather carrying strap.Label TextThis burden basket retains its leather strap. An Apache woman could wear the basket on her back with the strap across her forehead. The buckskin strips with beads and metal danglers provide decoration. The strips sway and make sounds when worn. This basket belonged to artist John Young-Hunter, so it played another role as decoration and inspiration in his home and studio.
ProvenanceJohn Young-Hunter, Taos, New Mexico; purchased November 21, 1958 by H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; bequeathed September 2, 1965 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art
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c. 1950
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