Coiled; elliptical in form with a pedestal base. Decoration: horizontally-placed figures consisting of solid black triangles arranged in a pyramid-like fashion. 3-rod coiling with interlocking stitches and herringbone finish at rim.
Donor:
Bynard Taylor and Mrs. Bynard Taylor
Collection place:
Northern Sierras, Northern California
Verbatim coll. place:
California
Culture or time period:
Eastern Miwok
Collector:
Bynard Taylor and Mrs. Bynard Taylor
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers) and Coiled weaving
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
1965
Context of use:
This is a novelty basket. Intended as a gift or novelty.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
diameter 24 centimeters, diameter 35 centimeters, and height 13.5 centimeters