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Object Number
985-27-10/59262
Display Title
Twined cooking basket. Geometric designs connected into one zigzagging band
Descriptions
Object Description
Shasta twined cooking basket. Geometric designs connected into one zigzagging band around upper portion of basket. Center of base is concave. 17.9x31.2
Inventory Description
Basket, twined, yellow on brown geomtric and zigzag design, dimple base
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th Century
Culture
- Shasta
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
California
Materials
Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 17 x 31 cm (6 11/16 x 12 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59262
Provenance
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930 - 1985)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930 - 1985)
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