Basket
48-25-1
From: United States of America | California (State) | Lake Tahoe
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 48-25-1 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Washoe |
| Provenience | United States of America | California (State) | Lake Tahoe |
| Culture Area | Great Basin Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Plant Fiber |
| Technique | Coiled | Basketry |
| Description | Fine coil. Natural colour with decorative motifs in purplish brown; 3 zigzags alternating with 2 small diamonds; also 2 small double step motifs and a dash. Flat base, slightly rounded expanding sides. Donor says: "Given me by my friend whose family have owned Lake Tahoe for 75 years. The basket was made by one of the Indians there and given her mother; so we know its history for 75 years." |
| Height | 13.2 |
| Outside Diameter | 28.3 |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Dwight P. Robinson, 1948 |
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