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Washo Artist
Cooking Basket, c. 1900
Wood and paint
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 x 7 9/16 in. (12.86 x 19.69 x 19.21 cm)
Creation Place:
North America, Native American, Nevada and California
Technique:
Basketmaking (Twining)
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Levi Chubbuck
Accession Number:
P1371
Hemispherical cooking basket with a rounded base. Twined construction. Faded brown painted frieze on the buff exterior. Intermontane region.
Materials
Willow stem and sapwood, and native paint
Commentary
Designs called "connected enclosures" encircle this traditional Washoe cooking basket. Like the Northwestern California groups, the Washoe cooked by dropping hot stones into a basket containing acorn mush or soup.
Bibliography
Kay Koeninger and Joanne M. Mack, "Native American Art from the Permanent Collection" (Claremont: Galleries of the Claremont Colleges, 1979), 38 (illustrated/bw) fig. 81.
Technique
Executed in diagonal twining with a three-strand twined base and a plain two-strand twined rim.
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Dimensions
- Overall Dimensions: 5 1/16 x 7 3/4 x 7 9/16 in. (12.86 x 19.69 x 19.21 cm) Measured by Martin, Jack
Bibliography List
This object has the following bibliographic references:
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Native American Art from the Permanent Collection.
Native American Art from the Permanent Collection
Galleries of the Claremont Colleges.
Claremont, CA, 1979
Page Number: 38, Figure Number: 81
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