Miniature basket

Museum number:
1-225479
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Accession number:
Acc.2747
Description:
Winnowing basket model. Diagonal twining. Bands of zigzags and arrow-like design in brackenfern and half-peeled willow.
Donor:
Harold J. Murphy
Collection place:
Northern Sierras, Northern California
Verbatim coll. place:
California
Culture or time period:
Washo
Collector:
Harold J. Murphy
Collection date:
1956-1971
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers) and Miniature (size attribute)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
1971
Context of use:
Model: made for sale.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
length 38 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Miniature basket, accession number 1-225479, described as Winnowing basket model. Diagonal twining. Bands of zigzags and arrow-like design in brackenfern and half-peeled willow.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Miniature basket, accession number 1-225479, described as Winnowing basket model. Diagonal twining. Bands of zigzags and arrow-like design in brackenfern and half-peeled willow.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Miniature basket, accession number 1-225479, described as Winnowing basket model. Diagonal twining. Bands of zigzags and arrow-like design in brackenfern and half-peeled willow.

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