Burden basket

Museum number:
2-48381
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Alternate number:
1-51462 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.768
Description:
Conical, openwork diagonal twining. Made of willow shoot.
Donor:
Lillian Barstow
Collection place:
Nevada
Culture or time period:
Northern Paiute
Collector:
Wallace Barstow
Collection date:
1940
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Burden baskets
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
1940
Context of use:
Burden basket. Model; probably made for sale.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 33.5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Burden basket, accession number 2-48381, described as Conical, openwork diagonal twining. Made of willow shoot.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Burden basket, accession number 2-48381, described as Conical, openwork diagonal twining. Made of willow shoot.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Burden basket, accession number 2-48381, described as Conical, openwork diagonal twining. Made of willow shoot.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Burden basket, accession number 2-48381, described as Conical, openwork diagonal twining. Made of willow shoot.

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