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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
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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