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Object Number
35-78-10/5011
Display Title
Large twined willow basket bowl used for making mush
Descriptions
Object Description
Large twined willow basket bowl used for making mush from seed flour which has been previously roasted and ground on a metate ; not used for cooking
Inventory Description
Basket, twined, bowl-shape, 3 purple decorative bands around body
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Artist
Renie Bill
(04/01/1935-09/30/1935)
Culture
- Shoshone
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Nevada
/
Elko County
/
Elko
Materials
Willow
Dimensions
Overall: 18 x 25.5 cm (7 1/16 x 10 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
35-78-10/5011
Provenance
Collector
Julian H. Steward
(04/01/1935-09/30/1935)
Intermediary
Julian H. Steward
(07/01/1935-10/01/1935)
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