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Round basket decorated with small shell discs, 9.5 inches diameter. has been co
Round basket decorated with small shell discs, 9.5 inches diameter. has been co
Object Number 32-54-10/176
Display Title Round basket decorated with small shell discs, 9.5 inches diameter. has been co
Descriptions
Object Description Round basket decorated with small shell discs, 9.5 inches diameter. has been covered with small red feathers of the california woodpecker. the beads provided the contrast.
Inventory Description Basket, flat base, rounded sides, incurving rim, geometric designs with shell b
Classification
  • Basket
Department Ethnographic
Date pre 1835
Culture
  • Chumash
  • Costanoan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Materials Fiber, Shell, Olivella shell, Woodpecker feather
Dimensions Overall: 15 x 24 cm (5 7/8 x 9 7/16 in.)
Quantity 3
Label on object 32-54-10/176 / No. VIII
Provenance
Collector William Alden Gale (1835)
Intermediary Joseph B. Eaton (1835)
Intermediary Mrs. Charles Morss
Donor Lucy H. Eaton (1932)

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