Basket

NA8280

Location: On Display in the Native American Voices

From: California (State)

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number NA8280
Current Location Native American Voices - On Display
Culture Panamint
Provenience California (State)
Culture Area Great Basin Culture Area
Section American
Materials Willow | Devil's Claw | Bird Quill
Technique Basketry | Coiled
Description

Coiled basket with vertical meandering design of black/brown lines with accent of white bird quill. Base of naturally colored brown fiber. Eight black/brown crosses span diameter of basket with central square of white bird quill. Top of basket decorated with black circle, from which eight lizards hang. Rim divided by black stripes.

Credit Line Gift of William K. Jewett, 1918
Other Number 5148 - Collector Number

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