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Object Number
995-29-10/73249
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 two sections of design made up of stepped lines and triangles, in black. Bottom is medium brown, with some raised areas twined over two warp elements instead of one.
Dimensions: height = 10.5 cm; max. diameter = 9 cm, rim diameter = 8-9 cm.
Inventory Description
Cylindrical basket, small, brown geometric diagonal bands, torn
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1920-1949
Culture
- Hupa
- Shasta
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
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California
Materials
Pine root, Hazel, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 9.8 x 10.6 x 10.3 cm (3 7/8 x 4 3/16 x 4 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73249
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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