Basket

Museum number:
1-243009
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21010243009
Accession number:
Acc.3148
Description:
Coiled, 1 rod, split/unsplit willow shoots, widely spaced vertical, interlocking chevron stitching pattern, bands of winter peeled willow and bracken fern root, open bowl shape, bottom separating from sides. Gap stitch.
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:
Baskets (containers) and Coiled weaving
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Context of use:
Made for sale.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
diameter 21 centimeters and height 10 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Basket, accession number 1-243009, described as Coiled, 1 rod, split/unsplit willow shoots, widely spaced vertical, interlocking chevron stitching pattern, bands of winter peeled willow and bracken fern root, open bowl shape, bottom separating from sides. Gap stitch.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Basket, accession number 1-243009, described as Coiled, 1 rod, split/unsplit willow shoots, widely spaced vertical, interlocking chevron stitching pattern, bands of winter peeled willow and bracken fern root, open bowl shape, bottom separating from sides. Gap stitch.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-243009, described as Coiled, 1 rod, split/unsplit willow shoots, widely spaced vertical, interlocking chevron stitching pattern, bands of winter peeled willow and bracken fern root, open bowl shape, bottom separating from sides. Gap stitch.

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