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authentic Apache craft Apache burden basket earring 0.7x0.7x2.5" 196/193

$ 23.76

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • size: 0.7x0.7", total length 2.5"
  • Handmade: Yes
  • material: yucca, horsehair, tine cone, buckskin.
  • Culture: Native American: US
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Origin: White Mountain Reservation AZ
  • Condition: New
  • Artisan: Unknown
  • Tribal Affiliation: White Mountain Apache Tribe

    Description

    Apache Fair Trade Cooperative, Inc
    Artisan
    :
    Unknown: Crafter is a White Mountain Apache Tribal member and resides on the Reservation.
    White Mountain Apache Reservation consists of 1.67 million acres in east central Arizona. It ranges in elevation from 2,600 ft. in Salt River Canyon to 11,400 ft. at the top of Baldy, one of the sacred peak. The White Mountain Apache hold dearly to their traditions. They consider themselves tied to the environment and seek to live in balance with it. This is reflection in their arts and crafts.
    Materia
    l:
    yucca, horsehair,  buckskin, tin cone.
    Size
    :  The total length of earring is about 2.5”. The basket diameter is 0.7” and the length is 0.7”.
    Culture
    : The Apache burden Basket is like shopping basket of present. Apache women carried all the goods in there when one searched fields and mountains for berries, firewood and others. Hang small one by the door and put your burden in the basket. It is still used for traditional ceremonies.
    Authenticity
    :  This craft is bought by the Apache Fair Trade Cooperatives, Inc (AFTCO) which is a nonprofit organization founded to help San Carlos and White Mountain Tribes' economy. The authenticity of this craft is certified by AFTCO.