Burden basket

Museum number:
1-144610
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1452
Description:
Conical seed-gathering basket. Chevron bands in black and two bands of stacked double triangles in brown.
Donor:
Gabrielle Chanquet and Leonie Largente
Collection place:
Vicinity of Heather Lake and Lake Le Conte, El Dorado County, California
Verbatim coll. place:
Lake Tahoe region, vicinity of Heather and Le Conte Lakes
Culture or time period:
Washo
Maker or artist:
Suzy
Collector:
Leonie Largente
Collection date:
ca. 1910s or 1920s
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Burden baskets
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
1961
Context of use:
Seed-gathering basket.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
height 13 inches and diameter 9.5 inches
Comment:
Made by Indian named "Suzy"—supposedly a chieftain's daughter.
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Burden basket, accession number 1-144610, described as Conical seed-gathering basket. Chevron bands in black and two bands of stacked double triangles in brown.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Burden basket, accession number 1-144610, described as Conical seed-gathering basket. Chevron bands in black and two bands of stacked double triangles in brown.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Burden basket, accession number 1-144610, described as Conical seed-gathering basket. Chevron bands in black and two bands of stacked double triangles in brown.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Burden basket, accession number 1-144610, described as Conical seed-gathering basket. Chevron bands in black and two bands of stacked double triangles in brown.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Burden basket, accession number 1-144610, described as Conical seed-gathering basket. Chevron bands in black and two bands of stacked double triangles in brown.

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