Basket

Basket

Basket. Open coiled, 1 rod. Warp - willow; weft - willow. Design elements - redbud and bracken fern root (black). The design pattern is an anchor. There are four design elements evenly spaced. 2 designs are of redbud w/ bracken fern root as center color on tips of anchor. The other two are of bracken fern root with redbud as center color. Basket has a globular shape and is flat-bottomed.
  • Object: Basket
  • Artist: Unknown
  • Circa: Early 1900s
  • Dimensions: 4 1/2"x2 1/4"
  • Culture Area: Basin / California
  • Cultural Group: Washoe
  • Cultural Context: Typical of the Washoe baskets made for the art market in the first few decades of the 20th century.
  • Donor: Mendocino County Museum
  • Catalog #: 96.178

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