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Object Number
995-29-10/73268
Display Title
Coiled oval basket of marsh grass with human figure motif
Descriptions
Object Description
Coiled oval bowl-shaped basket of marsh grass with slightly flaring sides. Design is two encircling "rattle snake" bands which consist of reddish-brown stepped diamonds outlined in natural tan background against a black field with one reddish-brown band at the top and bottom. There are a total of four female figures in skirts holding hands on both sides of basket and two similar figures on the ends. Rim finished in regular stitch. Designs are of fern stem and redbud.
Inventory Description
Oval basket, polychrome female human figure design
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1920s-1940s
Culture
- Yokut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
California
Dimensions
Overall: 15.9 x 31.1 x 30.3 cm (6 1/4 x 12 1/4 x 11 15/16 in.)
Distance: 15.9 x 30.3 x 35.2 cm (6 1/4 x 11 15/16 x 13 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73268
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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Raw Material |
California
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| 995-29-10/73234B | Coiled and imbricated cedar root oval basket (A) with lid (B) |
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British Columbia
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