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Coiled bowl-shaped basket of willow with flaring sides
Coiled bowl-shaped basket of willow with flaring sides
Object Number 995-29-10/73285
Display Title Coiled bowl-shaped basket of willow with flaring sides
Descriptions
Object Description Coiled circular bowl-shaped basket of willow and martynia pod with slightly flaring sides. Undecorated natural bottom with dark brown band at edge of base and at rim. Main design consisting of four units of four stepped diagonal lines in dark brown from base to rim. One unit of two stepped diagonal lines. Rim is finished in a regular stitch.
Inventory Description Basket, weaved reed, flat base, flaring sides, geometric designs, dark btown and
Classification
  • Basket
Department Ethnographic
Date 1920-1949
Culture
  • Chemehuevi
  • Southern Paiute
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Additional Geographic Terms Colorado River, Western
Materials Reed
Dimensions Overall: 5 x 18 x 0.8 cm (1 15/16 x 7 1/16 x 5/16 in.) Distance (Diameter): 18 cm
Quantity 1
Label on object 995-29-10/73285; L-1190-230
Provenance
Collector Dr. William R. Wright (1995)
Donor Dr. William R. Wright (1995)

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