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Twined bowl-shaped tule fiber basket: animal and humanoid motifs
Twined bowl-shaped tule fiber basket: animal and humanoid motifs
Object Number 995-29-10/73246
Display Title Twined bowl-shaped tule fiber basket: animal and humanoid motifs
Descriptions
Object Description Twined bowl-shaped tule fiber basket, with medium and dark brown "false embroidery" designs on natural background. Design includes a row of dog-shaped animals at top with four columnar designs below, each consisting of two rectangular blocks between which are two animals; within each block are two possibly human figures. Dimensions: height = 19.1 cm; diameter = 21 cm.
Inventory Description Basket, vegetable fiber, dark brown and natural, zoomorphic and geometric design
Classification
  • Basket
Department Ethnographic
Date 1920-1949
Culture
  • Karok?
  • Shasta?
  • Hupa?
  • Klamath
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Oregon
Materials Vegetable fiber, Bark, Tule, Beargrass, Hazel shoots
Dimensions Overall: 16.8 x 22 x 23.1 cm (6 5/8 x 8 11/16 x 9 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 995-29-10/73246/ 35
Provenance
Collector Dr. William R. Wright (01/01/1950-01/01/1993)
Donor Dr. William R. Wright (10/23/1995)

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