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Object Number
985-27-10/59267
Display Title
Unusual twined California basket using whole weft material (not split).
Descriptions
Object Description
Unusual twined California basket using whole weft material (not split). Shell disc beads interspersed around shoulder. 1 band of black decoration around rim. Rim wrapped w/ cotton string. Bowl shaped w/ incurving rim. 12.9x25.4 cm.
Inventory Description
Round basket, constricted rim, shell bead deco., yarn wrapped handle and rim
Classification
- Raw Material
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Pomo?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
California
/
Lake County
Materials
Fiber, Shell, Yarn
Dimensions
Overall: 13 x 26.9 x 26 cm (5 1/8 x 10 9/16 x 10 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59267; 425
Provenance
Owner
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(07/01/1930-01/01/1985)
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(01/01/1878-01/01/1893 - 01/01/1930)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(01/01/1985)
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