Object number:
2007.22.11
Object name:
basket
Date made:
1960
Material/Technique:
Horsehair
Dimensions:
H: 3.75 in, Dia: 5 in
Credit line:
Gift of Donald V. Hemphill through Juliette F. Finley, Executrix
Copyright status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Physical description:
Horsehair baskets are a specialty of Great Basin and desert tribes. This is an especially fine muti-colored horsehair basket with lid. It was purchased from the Round House Gallery by Donald Hamphill in 1960. Artifact 2007.22.11a: basket body; 2007.22.11b: basket lid. P.C. Klieger.
Content description:
Horsehair baskets are a specialty of Great Basin and desert tribes. This is an especially fine muti-colored horsehair basket with lid. It was purchased from the Round House Gallery by Donald Hamphill in 1960. Artifact 2007.22.11a: basket body; 2007.22.11b: basket lid. P.C. Klieger.
Cultural affinity:
Paiute
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