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Object Number
995-29-10/73282
Display Title
Twined burden basket of willow with tab at top
Descriptions
Object Description
Twined burden basket of willow with tab at top. Natural background with encircling dark brown line at bottom followed by a pair of light brown lines. Halfway up basket are two more encircling dark brown lines with a light brown line between them. Near the rim there are two encircling rows of light brown triangles outlined in dark brown separated by diagonal dark brown parallel lines. Also encircling dark brown line between rows of triangles. Tab has dark brown line at top. Open work rim.
Inventory Description
Basket, twined, conical, openwork rim with looped tab, dk. brown geom. design
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1920-1949
Culture
- Paiute
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Nevada
Materials
Vegetable fiber, Leather, Willow
Dimensions
Overall: 44.7 x 31.5 x 27.6 cm (17 5/8 x 12 3/8 x 10 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73282
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(01/01/1950-01/01/1993)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(10/23/1995)
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