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Object Number
01-3-10/55991
Display Title
Basket, ye-yam (feathers) design
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
ye yam (feathers)
Object Description
Basket, ye-yam (feathers) design
Inventory Description
Basket, coiled, brown on tan diamond pattern, incurving rim
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Maidu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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California
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Nevada County
/
Anthony House
Additional Geographic Terms
Nevada City, 10 miles west of
Materials
Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 9 x 17.5 cm (3 9/16 x 6 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
55991
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Alfred M. Tozzer
(1901)
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