Basket

Museum number:
1-224790
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
F.M. Wilson 18 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2587
Description:
Squat globular, coiled. 3 - rod foundation. Black geometric designs on sedge root ground. Red woodpecker and yellow feather tufts on upper half between designs. Made with black bullrush root material on sedge root ground; feathers include red woodpecker.
Donor:
James H. Short and Mrs. James H. Short
Collection place:
North Central California
Verbatim coll. place:
California
Culture or time period:
Pomo
Collector:
Mrs. Raymond B. Wilson and Raymond B. Wilson
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers) and Coiled weaving
Accession date:
March 26, 1970
Context of use:
Gift basket.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
9.7 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-224790, described as Squat globular, coiled. 3 - rod foundation. Black geometric designs on sedge root ground. Red woodpecker and yellow feather tufts on upper half between designs. Made with black bullrush root material on sedge root ground; feathers include red woodpecker.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-224790, described as Squat globular, coiled. 3 - rod foundation. Black geometric designs on sedge root ground. Red woodpecker and yellow feather tufts on upper half between designs. Made with black bullrush root material on sedge root ground; feathers include red woodpecker.

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