Basket
| Object Number: | NA7970 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: |
Native American Voices Currently On Display |
| Culture: | Mono |
| Provenience: | California (State) |
| Culture Area: | California Culture Area |
| Maker: | Mary Buckskin |
| Locus: | North Fork of the Fresno River. This also places it in Foothill Yokuts territory. |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Sedge Redbud Bracken Fern |
| Technique: | Basketry Coiled |
| Height: | 21.59 cm |
| Outside Diameter: | 39.7 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Henry K. Deisher, 1918 |
| Other Number: | 291 - Collector Number |
Description
Large, bowl shaped, bundle-coiled basket. Design of two bands of alternating male and female figures. Each figure is formed by alternating bands of red and black bracken fern. Lower band has 6 males and 5 females, while the upper band has 10 males and 10 females. Noted as being made by Mary Buckskin.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Native American Voices: The People - Here and Now (01 Mar 2014) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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