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Object Number
995-29-10/73248
Display Title
Twined globular basket; geometric motifs
Descriptions
Object Description
Twined globular basket of hazel warp and pine root weft. Natural-colored background decorated with geometric bands consisting of stripes or triangles in black and red-brown. Bottom is medium brown, with some raised areas twined over two warp elements instead of one.
Dimensions: height = 10 cm; max. diameter = 19.2 cm, rim diameter = 12 cm.
Inventory Description
Round basket, bulbous body, constricted rim, polychrome geometric design.
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1920-1949
Culture
- Shasta
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
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California
Materials
Pine root, Hazel, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 10 x 20 x 19.7 cm (3 15/16 x 7 7/8 x 7 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73248
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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