Burden basket

Museum number:
2-48499
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
58 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.4296
Description:
Cone shape with geometric design in dark brown on natural ground; badly broken at lower end, upper edge, and around rim. Made with willow warp and weft; diagonal twined.
Donor:
Georgia Ann Scott
Collection place:
Pyramid Lake, Washoe County, Nevada
Culture or time period:
Northern Paiute
Collector:
Georgia Ann Scott
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Burden baskets and Twined weaving
Function:
1.2 Gathering
Accession date:
January 4, 1988
Context of use:
Burden basket.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 40.5 centimeters and diameter 42 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Burden basket, accession number 2-48499, described as Cone shape with geometric design in dark brown on natural ground; badly broken at lower end, upper edge, and around rim. Made with willow warp and weft; diagonal twined.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Burden basket, accession number 2-48499, described as Cone shape with geometric design in dark brown on natural ground; badly broken at lower end, upper edge, and around rim. Made with willow warp and weft; diagonal twined.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Burden basket, accession number 2-48499, described as Cone shape with geometric design in dark brown on natural ground; badly broken at lower end, upper edge, and around rim. Made with willow warp and weft; diagonal twined.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Burden basket, accession number 2-48499, described as Cone shape with geometric design in dark brown on natural ground; badly broken at lower end, upper edge, and around rim. Made with willow warp and weft; diagonal twined.

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