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Coiled flared basket of marsh grass root
Coiled flared basket of marsh grass root
Object Number 995-29-10/73265
Display Title Coiled flared basket of marsh grass root
Descriptions
Object Description Coiled rod, bowl-shaped, flared basket. Sewing strand is the root of marsh grass, design of fern stem and redbud, and coils of bundles of grass. Natural background with main design consisting of stepped reddish-brown band outlined in dark brown, with four spexes. Three encircling bands near rim of alternating dark brown and natural to produce encircling row in checkerboard pattern. Rim finished in regular rim stitch.
Inventory Description Basket, flared rim, polychrome geometric annular design
Classification
  • Basket
Department Ethnographic
Date 1920s-1940s
Culture
  • Yokut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / California
Materials Marsh grass root, Fern, Red bud, Grass, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 23.6 x 40.5 x 40.5 cm (9 5/16 x 15 15/16 x 15 15/16 in.) Distance (Diameter): 41 cm
Quantity 1
Label on object 995-29-10/73265
Provenance
Collector Dr. William R. Wright (1995)
Donor Dr. William R. Wright (1995)

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