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Bowl-shaped coiled pine root basket with white shell and trade beads
Bowl-shaped coiled pine root basket with white shell and trade beads
Object Number 995-29-10/73262
Display Title Bowl-shaped coiled pine root basket with white shell and trade beads
Descriptions
Object Description Squat bowl-shaped single rod coiled basket of pine root. Design consists of a natural brown background with a geometric flower in dark brown. Center of flower is at the bottom of the basket, with four petals coming up the sides. White shells and beads decorate flower petals from widest diameter to rim of basket.
Inventory Description Round basket, constricted rim, brown triangular radial design, shell beads, 1 be
Classification
  • Basket
Department Ethnographic
Date 1920s-1940s
Culture
  • Pomo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / California
Materials Pine root, Unidentifiable white shell, Bead, Fiber, Shell
Dimensions Overall: 7.7 x 15.5 x 16.1 cm (3 1/16 x 6 1/8 x 6 5/16 in.) Distance (Height): 7 cm Distance (Diameter): 16.2 cm
Quantity 2
Label on object 995-29-10/73262
Provenance
Collector Dr. William R. Wright (01/01/1950-01/01/1993)
Donor Dr. William R. Wright (10/23/1995)

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