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Man-in-the-Maze tray
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Man-in-the-Maze tray

Maker Unknown, Tohono O’odham (Papago)
DateMid/Late 20th C
MediumFiber, Beargrass, yucca, devil’s claw (martynia)
Dimensions1 5/8” H x 10 1/4” Diam.
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object numberNA2010.047.LMA
DescriptionCoiled basketry tray with Man-in-the-Maze design, said to represent a person’s journey through life and originally created by the Tohono O’odham/ Papago as an illustration of the emergence story.
ClassificationsBasketry
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Unknown, Tohono O’odham (Papago)
Late 20th C
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Unknown, Tohono O’odham (Papago)
Mid 20th C
Overall view
Unknown, Tohono O’odham (Papago)
Early 20th C (c. 1930s)
Profile, proper left view
Unknown, Tohono O’odham (Papago)
20th C
Side view
Unknown, Tohono O’odham (Papago)
1910-1940
Side view
Unknown, Tohono O’odham (Papago)
Late 19th - Early 20th C
Side view
Unknown, Tohono O’odham (Papago)
20th C
Side view
Unknown, Tohono O’odham (Papago)
Side view
Unknown, Tohono O’odham (Papago)
20th C
Interior view
Unknown, Pima?
Early/Mid 20th C
Front view
Rita Sam
Late 20th C.
Top view
Unknown, Tohono O’odham (Papago)
Mid-20th C
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