Miniature basket

Museum number:
1-233734
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2728
Description:
Miniature coiled novelty. Single rod foundation of willow root, warp of willow shoots, weft of sedge root and bulrush root. Black glass beads decorate outer surface. String for handle, has glass bead decoration.
Donor:
Bill Reed Adams, Ira Carlton Adams, Jeffrey Carlton Adams, and Rosemary Jeffreys Adams
Collection place:
North Central California
Verbatim coll. place:
California
Culture or time period:
Pomo
Collector:
Ira Carlton Adams
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers), Coiled weaving, and Miniature (size attribute)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
1971
Context of use:
For sale as tourist novelty.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
width 9.8 centimeters and height 4.3 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Miniature basket, accession number 1-233734, described as Miniature coiled novelty. Single rod foundation of willow root, warp of willow shoots, weft of sedge root and bulrush root. Black glass beads decorate outer surface. String for handle, has glass bead decoration.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Miniature basket, accession number 1-233734, described as Miniature coiled novelty. Single rod foundation of willow root, warp of willow shoots, weft of sedge root and bulrush root. Black glass beads decorate outer surface. String for handle, has glass bead decoration.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Miniature basket, accession number 1-233734, described as Miniature coiled novelty. Single rod foundation of willow root, warp of willow shoots, weft of sedge root and bulrush root. Black glass beads decorate outer surface. String for handle, has glass bead decoration.

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