Openwork, twined Juncus rush; bowl shaped. Tag: "S.CA. UNSP." Per Ralph Shanks: Openwork twined burden basket. Warps and wefts are juncus. Up to the right slant of weft twist. At the rim warps are bound under in pairs to the exterior side. This is a Southwest California basket.
Donor:
Mr. W. W. Lyman, Sarah A. Lyman, and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Southwestern California
Verbatim coll. place:
California; Lake; Middletown
Culture or time period:
Southwest California tribes
Collector:
Lyman Family, Mr. W. W. Lyman, and Sarah A. Lyman
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Burden baskets and Twined weaving
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
1969
Context of use:
General household utility basket.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
diameter 28 centimeters and height 15.5 centimeters