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Coiled globular basket of willow
Coiled globular basket of willow
Object Number 995-29-10/73274
Display Title Coiled globular basket of willow
Descriptions
Object Description Coiled globular basket of willow with widest diameter at center with insloping sides. Natural tan background with design consisting of three brown stylized floral/flame units separated from each other by a total of three black vertical forked lines. Design continues up into the rim which is finished in a long diagonal sewing stitch.
Inventory Description Basket, flat bottom, rounded sides, incurving rim, biomorphic figures
Classification
  • Basket
Department Ethnographic
Date 1920s-1940s
Culture
  • Washoe
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Nevada
North America / United States / California
Additional Geographic Terms Lake Tahoe region
Materials Reed, Red bud, Willow, Bracken fern
Dimensions Overall: 10.5 x 20.8 x 0.7 cm (4 1/8 x 8 3/16 x 1/4 in.) Distance (Height): 10.5 cm Distance (Diameter): 20.8 cm
Quantity 1
Label on object 995-29-10/73274; Washoe/San Gabriel
Provenance
Collector Dr. William R. Wright (1995)
Donor Dr. William R. Wright (1995)

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