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Object Number
995-29-10/73270
Display Title
Coiled circular flat-bottom basket with steep sides & butterfly & flower motif
Descriptions
Object Description
Coiled circular flat-bottom basket with steep sides made of grass and juncus root. Natural brown background with three-petaled flower outlined in black on the bottom, with a black butterfly at the tip of each petal which goes onto side of basket. Total of two black butterflies and a geometric pattern, separated from each other by orange floral units. Rim finished in regular stitch.
Inventory Description
Basket tray, circular, polychrome butterfly and flower design
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1920s-1940s
Culture
- Cahuilla
- Mission
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
California
Materials
Deer grass, Juncus, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 5.8 x 32.5 x 33 cm (2 5/16 x 12 13/16 x 13 in.)
Distance (Diameter): 32.6 cm
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73270
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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