Made of cotton/polyester blend cloth; white, with "foot" (?) design in brown; "Living With The Land, The Indians of Southwest Oregon, An exhibit presented by the Southern Oregon Historical Society," printed on both sides of design; Hanes, T-shirt manufacturer; Size M 38-40.
Donor:
Margaret Mathewson and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Northwestern California
Verbatim coll. place:
California; Northern California; Northwestern California
Culture or time period:
Oregon cultures
Collector:
Margaret Mathewson
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Cotton (textile)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Shirts (main garments)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Comment:
From exhibit text, June 1993: "Basketry has been a vital element in Native California cultures for thousands of years. In recent times, images of baskets, basket-makers, and basketry designs have been used as public markers of Native California identity. These images appear on posters, fliers, pamphlets, business cards, stationery and T-shirts. Both Native groups and non-Indian organizations, such as museums and interpretive associations, use basketry images in this fashion.