Oval shape, coiled, single rod foundation. Design of four vertical standards in black with white glass seed beads. Quail plume tufts moth - eaten. Made with sedge root and bulrush root sewing materials.
Donor:
Mr. W. W. Lyman, Sarah A. Lyman, and University Appropriation
Collection place:
North Central California
Verbatim coll. place:
California
Culture or time period:
Lake Miwok
Maker or artist:
Lucy Knight
Collector:
Sarah A. Lyman
Collection date:
1908-1912
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers) and Coiled weaving
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
1969
Context of use:
A gift basket.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
length 27 centimeters, height 8 centimeters, and width 15.5 centimeters