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Object Number
50-72-10/32723
Display Title
Basketry mush bowl - warp of willow; dyed black & representing stars
Descriptions
Object Description
Basketry mush bowl - warp of willow; dyed black & representing stars, the evening star and milk snake
Inventory Description
Basket, fiber, globular, dark brown on tan stepped diamonds
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Achumawi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
California
/
Lassen County
/
Susanville
Additional Geographic Terms
Pit River
Materials
Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 14 x 18.7 cm (5 1/2 x 7 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
50-72-10/32723 & 58486
Credit Line
Exchange with Field Museum of Natural History, 1950
Provenance
Collector
George A. Dorsey
(1902)
Exchange participant
Field Museum of Natural History
(1950)
Intermediary
Dr. Paul S. Martin
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