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Object Number
995-29-10/73250
Display Title
Twined globular basket: textured stripes
Descriptions
Object Description
Twined basket, globular but distorted. Widest diameter at center and insloping sides. Plain twining in "Z" direction, except for two bands of "S" twining at and near rim, and one around base. Center of base is conical, reaching up into basket interior about 3 cm. Rim finished by turning each warp element down to outside, and securing with one row of "S" twining by 2-ply fiber cord. Natural brown elements, probably root or bark.
Dimensions: Height = 15 cm, maximum diameter = 15.6 cm
Inventory Description
Basket jar, concave base, plain, worn rim
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1920s-1940s
Culture
- Shasta?
- Northern California
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
California
Materials
Root?, Bark?, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 13.8 x 16 x 13.9 cm (5 7/16 x 6 5/16 x 5 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73250
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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