Treasure basket

Museum number:
1-144990
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.838
Description:
Basket; coiled, beaded, with lid. Fanciful design in bright colors.
Donor:
Grace Blair DePue
Collection place:
Great Basin, United States
Verbatim coll. place:
Great Basin
Culture or time period:
Paiute
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
1900-1944
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Coiled weaving and Treasure baskets
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
February 19, 1945
Context of use:
Novelty trinket basket.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
diameter 5 inches
Loans:
S1962-1963 #8: Four Winds Club, Oakland YWCA (September 13, 1962–September 17, 1962)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Treasure basket, accession number 1-144990, described as Basket; coiled, beaded, with lid. Fanciful design in bright colors.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Treasure basket, accession number 1-144990, described as Basket; coiled, beaded, with lid. Fanciful design in bright colors.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Treasure basket, accession number 1-144990, described as Basket; coiled, beaded, with lid. Fanciful design in bright colors.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Treasure basket, accession number 1-144990, described as Basket; coiled, beaded, with lid. Fanciful design in bright colors.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Treasure basket, accession number 1-144990, described as Basket; coiled, beaded, with lid. Fanciful design in bright colors.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Treasure basket, accession number 1-144990, described as Basket; coiled, beaded, with lid. Fanciful design in bright colors.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Treasure basket, accession number 1-144990, described as Basket; coiled, beaded, with lid. Fanciful design in bright colors.

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