H16.1911

3.25 in HIGH
(8.25 cm HIGH)
California/Nevada border
Gift of Mrs. Wm. B. Pringle
H16.1911


Basket, conical, twined, used as cap. Old; band dec. in diamonds & zig zag lines of nat. fiber "Stain sometimes used to enhance design."(Revol,1/79)[vv,6/91] "Possibly Paiute, but probably Panamint because of bound-rim, design. Willow warp and weft; design of willow with inner bark adhering. No stain, as referred to above, on this basket." (Bruce Bernstein/Craig Bates, 7/91)
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