H4314.8

ca. 1900-1930
3.75 in DEEP
(9.52 cm DEEP)
Gift of Lucie N. Dobbie
H4314.8


Basket. California. "Coiled, two rows of zig-zag design in brown fiber. Sowewhat coarse. Very good condition. Prob Washo. (PR,79)[vv,6/91] "Possibly Central Sierra Miwok, not Washo as originally catalogued. Split bull pine branchlets, bracken fern root design - ca. 1900-1930." (Craig Bates, 8/91) "Central Miwok basket probably made for sale to non-Indians, ca. 1900-1930. Single rod, split bullpine branchlet sewing strands and bracken fern root design (poorly scraped prior to dying, hence whitish spots)." (Bruce Bernstein/Craig Bates, 7/91)

Used: made for sale

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