Basket

Museum number:
1-211527
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1180
Description:
Coiled; globular. Decoration: black design known as "lightening and rain tree". 3-rod coiling with herringbone stitch at rim. Stitches are split on interior face.
Donor:
James A. Barr and Mrs. James A. Barr
Collection place:
Miwok Rancheria, San Joaquin County, California
Verbatim coll. place:
California; San Joaquin; Miwok Rancheria
Culture or time period:
Plains Miwok
Collector:
James A. Barr
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers) and Coiled weaving
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
1956
Context of use:
This basket was the personal work basket of "old chief" Wallentien.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
height 17 centimeters and diameter 19 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Basket, accession number 1-211527, described as Coiled; globular. Decoration: black design known as "lightening and rain tree". 3-rod coiling with herringbone stitch at rim. Stitches are split on interior face.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Basket, accession number 1-211527, described as Coiled; globular. Decoration: black design known as "lightening and rain tree". 3-rod coiling with herringbone stitch at rim. Stitches are split on interior face.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Basket, accession number 1-211527, described as Coiled; globular. Decoration: black design known as "lightening and rain tree". 3-rod coiling with herringbone stitch at rim. Stitches are split on interior face.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-211527, described as Coiled; globular. Decoration: black design known as "lightening and rain tree". 3-rod coiling with herringbone stitch at rim. Stitches are split on interior face.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-211527, described as Coiled; globular. Decoration: black design known as "lightening and rain tree". 3-rod coiling with herringbone stitch at rim. Stitches are split on interior face.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-211527, described as Coiled; globular. Decoration: black design known as "lightening and rain tree". 3-rod coiling with herringbone stitch at rim. Stitches are split on interior face.

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