Basket

Museum number:
1-224794
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2587
Description:
Basin-shaped; coiling on 3-rod foundation. Lightning designs in redbud material on light ground of peeled redbud or maple shoots.
Donor:
James H. Short and Mrs. James H. Short
Collection place:
North Central California
Verbatim coll. place:
California
Culture or time period:
Maidu
Collector:
Mrs. Raymond B. Wilson and Raymond B. Wilson
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers)
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
March 26, 1970
Context of use:
Meal receptacle/winnower.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
diameter 51 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Basket, accession number 1-224794, described as Basin-shaped; coiling on 3-rod foundation. Lightning designs in redbud material on light ground of peeled redbud or maple shoots.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Basket, accession number 1-224794, described as Basin-shaped; coiling on 3-rod foundation. Lightning designs in redbud material on light ground of peeled redbud or maple shoots.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-224794, described as Basin-shaped; coiling on 3-rod foundation. Lightning designs in redbud material on light ground of peeled redbud or maple shoots.

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