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Object Number
995-29-10/73266
Display Title
Coiled globular basket of marsh grass bundles
Descriptions
Object Description
Coiled basket made of marsh grass bundles. Basket of a globular bowl shape with the widest diameter slightly above the center and insloping sides. Natural tan background with the main design consisting of four vertical bands with each containing four whole and one half stacked brown triangles with a vertical line of six stepped black triangles on each side. This design element is separated from the next by a black and brown geometric feature. Designs are of fern stem and redbud. Rim is finished in regular stitch.
Inventory Description
Carinated basket bowl, polychrome geometric design
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1920s-1940s
Culture
- Yokut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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California
Dimensions
Overall: 12.4 x 21.2 x 21.5 cm (4 7/8 x 8 3/8 x 8 7/16 in.)
Distance (Diameter): 21.1 cm
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73266
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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