Cahuilla Baskets
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Mrs. Captain Jim
Basket, 1913
Juncus and grass (plant material)
5 1/2 x 10 x 6 1/4 in. (13.97 x 25.4 x 15.88 cm)
Creation Place:
North America, Native American, California
Technique:
Basketmaking (Weaving)
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Emil P. Steffa
Accession Number:
P1239
Oblong restricted hemispherical basket with a flat base. Black "Greek key" design on buff.
Materials
juncus and deer grass
Commentary
Apparently a variation on the traditional te-vin-ze-mal theme, this basket is oval rather than circular in shape. -from the Native American Art from the Permanent Collection catalog, 1979
Bibliography
Kay Koeninger and Joanne M. Mack, "Native American Art from the Permanent Collection" (Claremont: Galleries of the Claremont Colleges, 1979), 86, fig. 294.
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Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- Ways of Seeing/Exhibiting American Indian Art: The Pomona College Collection Montgomery Gallery , 1/19/1994 - 3/20/1994
- A Symmetrical Aesthetic: Southern California Indian Baskets Clark Humanities Museum, Scripps College , 3/19/2001 - 5/13/2001
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: 86, Figure Number: 294
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