Coiled, 3 rod, split/unsplit willow shoots, 6 vertical bar designs of bracken fern root and split red bud shoots. Three "tree of life" designs of redbud shoots, bowl shaped, 4 small splits on top edge.
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) and Coiled 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:
diameter 28 centimeters and height 14.5 centimeters