H16.4000

1900-1915
3 in HIGH
(7.62 cm HIGH)
Northwest, CA
Museum Purchase
H16.4000

on exhibit

Basket, coiled, (tray). Design in redbud. "Basket with split maple shoot background, dated 1900-1915." (Craig Bates, 8/91) From the History Information Station: "Object: Basket tray, three-rod coiled of split maple shoots and redbud. It was collected among the Maidu of North Central California, and dates to the late 19th or early 20th century. History: Basket trays served a variety of purposes. Small trays were used as sifters. A portion of ground acorn meal was placed on the tray and shaken to separate the fine from the coarse meal. A larger tray like this one was placed underneath to catch the sifted acorn meal."
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