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Object Number 995-29-10/73267
Display Title Coiled bowl-shaped basket of marsh grass with straight sides
Descriptions
Object Description Coiled basket made of marsh grass bundles. Basket is bowl-shaped with straight sides. Natural tan background with encircling "rattle snake" band in center consisting of black hourglass figures separated from each other by reddish-brown diamonds. Two shorter similar bands located between encircling band and rim. Designs are of fern stem and redbud. Rim finished in regular stitch.
Inventory Description Cylindrical basket, polychrome diamond annular design
Classification
  • Basket
Department Ethnographic
Date 1920s-1940s
Culture
  • Yokut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / California
Dimensions Overall: 12.8 x 20 x 20.5 cm (5 1/16 x 7 7/8 x 8 1/16 in.) Distance (Diameter): 20.3 cm
Quantity 1
Label on object 995-29-10/73267
Provenance
Collector Dr. William R. Wright (1995)
Donor Dr. William R. Wright (1995)

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