Coiled novelty, 3-rod foundation of willow shoots; warp is willow shoots, weft is redbud, some unpeeled to provide color contrast; design of 5 rows of continuous triangles.
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:
Maidu
Collector:
Ira Carlton Adams
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:
1971
Context of use:
Sold as tourist novelty.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
height 11 centimeters and width 18.3 centimeters
Loans:
S1983-1984 #13: Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian (September 16, 1983–January 31, 1984)