Object number:
H94.76.7
Object name:
basket
Material/Technique:
Coiled (three-rod) peeled split willow and split redbud with willow shoot foundation elements and design in redbud
Dimensions:
H: 6 in, Dia: 11 in
Credit line:
Jannette Spitzer
Copyright status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Physical description:
Coiled basket of the Sierra Miwok. Three-rod foundation of willow shoots, sewing strands of split peeled shoots and split redbud shoots (design). Made for sale. (Identification provided by Larry Dawson of the Lowie Museum of Anthropology in 1978.)
Content description:
Coiled basket of the Sierra Miwok. Three-rod foundation of willow shoots, sewing strands of split peeled shoots and split redbud shoots (design). Made for sale. (Identification provided by Larry Dawson of the Lowie Museum of Anthropology in 1978.)
Cultural affinity:
Sierra Miwok; Miwok

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