Basket with lid

Museum number:
1-239898a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm2101239898a@2cb
Alternate number:
46 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.4296
Description:
Plain twined, tule warp and weft, dyed porcupine quill overlay. (a) Basket. Round with flat base, sides incurving at shoulder, circular geometric design in dark and medium brown with yellow highlights. (b) Lid, conical shape with knob.
Donor:
Georgia Ann Scott
Collection place:
Northeastern California
Verbatim coll. place:
California
Culture or time period:
Modoc
Collector:
Georgia Ann Scott
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers) and Twined weaving
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
January 4, 1988
Context of use:
Made for sale
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
a)— diameter 17.5 centimeters and a)— height 25 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Basket with lid, accession number 1-239898a,b, described as Plain twined, tule warp and weft, dyed porcupine quill overlay. (a) Basket. Round with flat base, sides incurving at shoulder, circular geometric design in dark and medium brown with yellow highlights. (b) Lid, conical shape with knob.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Basket with lid, accession number 1-239898a,b, described as Plain twined, tule warp and weft, dyed porcupine quill overlay. (a) Basket. Round with flat base, sides incurving at shoulder, circular geometric design in dark and medium brown with yellow highlights. (b) Lid, conical shape with knob.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Basket with lid, accession number 1-239898a,b, described as Plain twined, tule warp and weft, dyed porcupine quill overlay. (a) Basket. Round with flat base, sides incurving at shoulder, circular geometric design in dark and medium brown with yellow highlights. (b) Lid, conical shape with knob.

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