Basketry covered. Twined basket on Chinese ceramic rice wine jug. Conical shape with narrow neck, 3 bands faded winter peeled willow, one band bracken fern root, twine tied to neck, large split on one side of basket, jug broken inside basket.
Donor:
Estate of Christina B. Cameron
Collection place:
Northern Sierras, Northern California
Culture or time period:
Washo
Collector:
Christina B. Cameron
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Basketry (object genre), Jugs (vessels), and Twined weaving
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions