Conical basket. Encircling rosebud bands consisting of 4 separated rows of triangles. Hoop incomplete at rim. Twining; roots of gray pine or yellow pine (brown at apex and circular margin), squawgrass body.
Donor:
Wilbur ("Bill") Irving Follett, Jr.
Collection place:
Old Cariboo, Plumas County, California
Verbatim coll. place:
California; Plumas; Old Cariboo
Culture or time period:
Maidu
Collector:
Joseph M. Little
Collection date:
1900-1910
Materials:
Conifer root
Taxon:
Pinus sabiniana
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers)
Function:
1.2 Gathering
Context of use:
Seed-gathering basket.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
length 43.4 centimeters
Comment:
Photo: Kodak enlargement made by donor in acc. env. References: Letter from donor in acc. env.