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Object Number
995-29-10/73269
Display Title
Coiled bottle neck basket of marsh grass
Descriptions
Object Description
Coiled basket made of marsh grass bundles. Basket has a bottle neck with rounded shoulders, pronounced neck and slightly flaring rim. Natural tan background with the main design consisting of two "rattle snake" patterns, one encircling the basket between the bottom and the widest diameter and the other between the widest diameter and the neck. Both bands consist of black stepped triangles alternating with dark reddish-brown stepped diamonds. Rim finished in regular stitch in natural tan background. Designs are of fern stem and redbud. Rim finished in regular stitch.
Inventory Description
Basket jar, polychrome diamond annular design, short neck
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: 9.8 x 13.7 x 13.7 cm (3 7/8 x 5 3/8 x 5 3/8 in.)
Distance (Diameter): 13.9 cm
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73269
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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