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Award Winners - Details

Staff Purchase Award (Curator's Choice)
~ $250.00 ~ Courtesy of Arizona State Museum Staff ~

"Spider, Rattlesnake and Water Design Basket"
by Mary Pablo, Tohono O'odham

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Spider, Rattlesnake and Water Design Basket

Photos by Jannelle Weakly

Description: Bear grass, yucca and devil's claw.

About this Award: Art works winning purchase awards become part of the museum's permanent collections. They are chosen for their technique and artistry as well as for the way in which they compare and contrast with other items in our collections.

Jurors' Comments:
Griset & Dittemore: This is a lovely traditional basket using devil's claw for the design element and combining the rattlesnake motif and water design, and all revolving around the central spider.

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