Miniature basket

Museum number:
1-243023
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21010243023
Accession number:
Acc.3148
Description:
Twined model of winnowing basket, split/unsplit willow rods, 4 horizontal bands of bracken fern root, 4 bands of winter peeled willow, one central band of winter peeled willow diamond/pyramid shape on outside, connected oval designs on inside.
Donor:
Estate of Christina B. Cameron
Collection place:
Northern Sierras, Northern California
Culture or time period:
Washo
Collector:
Christina B. Cameron
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers), Miniature (size attribute), and Twined weaving
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Context of use:
Made for sale.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
length 29 centimeters and width 28 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Miniature basket, accession number 1-243023, described as Twined model of winnowing basket, split/unsplit willow rods, 4 horizontal bands of bracken fern root, 4 bands of winter peeled willow, one central band of winter peeled willow diamond/pyramid shape on outside, connected oval designs on inside.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Miniature basket, accession number 1-243023, described as Twined model of winnowing basket, split/unsplit willow rods, 4 horizontal bands of bracken fern root, 4 bands of winter peeled willow, one central band of winter peeled willow diamond/pyramid shape on outside, connected oval designs on inside.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Miniature basket, accession number 1-243023, described as Twined model of winnowing basket, split/unsplit willow rods, 4 horizontal bands of bracken fern root, 4 bands of winter peeled willow, one central band of winter peeled willow diamond/pyramid shape on outside, connected oval designs on inside.

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