Monumental Apache Coiled Pictorial Storage Jar or Olla

with a flat base, rounded sides, flattened shoulder and tall flaring neck, woven in willow, red yucca root and devil's claw, with a concentric circular medallion in the basin surmounted by five pairs of confronted stepped columns, the open fields with a series of quadrupeds, possibly horses, in alternating colors, and male figures, wearing typical "tab-toe" moccasins, and tapering diamond elements beneath the ticked rim.  

Very good condition with minor stitch loss and.or lose stitches. The basket has a metal band in the basin for support.
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