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Object Number
995-29-10/73273
Display Title
Coiled circular bowl-shaped basket of marsh grass with flaring sides
Descriptions
Object Description
Coiled circular bowl-shaped basket of marsh grass and juncas root with flaring sides. Natural tan and yellowish-brown juncus root with design consisting of five arrow-shaped geometric patterns pointing towards center of basket. Central spiral at base of basket and top four bands around rim also of yellowish-brown root. Rim finished in regular stitch.
Inventory Description
Basket bowl, polychrome geometric radial design
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1920s-1940s
Culture
- Mission
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
California
Materials
Deer grass, Juncus, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 10.8 x 36 x 35.8 cm (4 1/4 x 14 3/16 x 14 1/8 in.)
Distance (Diameter): 36.3 cm
Distance (Height): 11.3 cm
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73273
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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