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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
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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