Burden basket

Museum number:
1-27701
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21010027701
Accession number:
Acc.643
Description:
Openwork, twined, cloth loops for strap, openwork band. Hazel shoot material and cloth, plain-twined.
Donor:
R. W. Hanna
Collection place:
Northwestern California
Verbatim coll. place:
California; Northern California; Northwestern California
Culture or time period:
Klamath River Tribes
Collector:
Charles Shock, Daniel Ream, and Henry Shock
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Burden baskets and Twined weaving
Function:
1.4 Transportation
Accession date:
1929
Context of use:
Openwork burden basket for gathering acorns, firewood, etc.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
diameter 45.7 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Burden basket, accession number 1-27701, described as Openwork, twined, cloth loops for strap, openwork band. Hazel shoot material and cloth, plain-twined.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Burden basket, accession number 1-27701, described as Openwork, twined, cloth loops for strap, openwork band. Hazel shoot material and cloth, plain-twined.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Burden basket, accession number 1-27701, described as Openwork, twined, cloth loops for strap, openwork band. Hazel shoot material and cloth, plain-twined.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Burden basket, accession number 1-27701, described as Openwork, twined, cloth loops for strap, openwork band. Hazel shoot material and cloth, plain-twined.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Burden basket, accession number 1-27701, described as Openwork, twined, cloth loops for strap, openwork band. Hazel shoot material and cloth, plain-twined.

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