Circular one row coiled basket made of willow shoot. Five squares in red and black painted along top of basket both inside and out. Rim broken in several places, light green paint on one of the squares, not from basket's production.
Donor:
Robert Dennis
Collection place:
Nevada
Verbatim coll. place:
Nevada
Culture or time period:
Washo
Collector:
Mother or Grandmother of Robert Dennis
Collection date:
ca. July 19, 1988
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers) and Coiled weaving
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
July 19, 1988
Context of use:
Baskets made for sale.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
height 12.8 centimeters and diameter 25 centimeters