Winnowing Tray

Winnowing Tray

Basket: diagonal twined winnowing tray; warp - willow, weft - split willow; Designs--redbud bark; rim - single willow rod overlapping across base; base has reinforcement of split willow bundle just inside the rod rim; rod is lashed with redbud bark; two rows of designs near base (1st is 1" wide and 2nd is 1 1/8" wide), bands - diamond-back pattern. Basket from Squaw Valley.
  • Object: Winnowing Tray
  • Artist: -
  • Circa: -
  • Dimensions: 21 1/2" x 24"
  • Culture Area: California
  • Cultural Group: Foothill Yokut (Choynimni/ Chukaymina)
  • Cultural Context: -
  • Donor: Leslie Hallock Sanders
  • Catalog #: 95.026