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Object Number
973-38-10/52009
Display Title
Stiff, thinly-coiled "bottleneck" basket
Descriptions
Object Description
Stiff, thinly-coiled "bottleneck" basket of yellow background with interwoven design. remnants of feather appendages visible.
Inventory Description
Basketry jar, polychrome diamond and cross design, flat shoulder, traces of hair
Classification
- Raw Material
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Yokut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
/
California
Additional Geographic Terms
California, southern
Materials
Fiber Quail feather
Dimensions
Overall: 14.3 x 28.2 x 27.6 cm (5 5/8 x 11 1/8 x 10 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
973-38-10/52009
Provenance
Collector
Frank C. Reid
(1898-1910)
Collector
William T. Coatsworth
(1898-1910)
Dealer
Grace A. Nicholson
(1898-1910)
Donor
Mrs. F. Morton Smith
(1973)
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