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Miwok Artist
Burden Basket, late 19th c
Cloth
17 1/4 x 21 1/16 x 21 7/16 in. (43.82 x 53.5 x 54.45 cm)
Creation Place:
North America, Native American, California
Technique:
Basketmaking (Twining)
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. M.F. Bailey
Accession Number:
P2928
Conical basket with no base. Wicker construction. Open twining. Templine of badly worn cloth.
Bibliography
Kay Koeninger and Joanne M. Mack, "Native American Art from the Permanent Collection" (Claremont: Galleries of the Claremont Colleges, 1979), 35, fig. 67.
Marks
Tag attatched to interior has wrinting on both sides. The front of the tag reads: "This / belonged / to 'Old / Mary' / well known / in Yosemite". Back of tag reads: "Burden / Basket / from / Yosemite / Valley 1898 / Forbes".
Provenance
Bailey to CUC.
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Dimensions
- Overall Dimensions: 17 1/4 x 21 1/16 x 21 7/16 in. (43.82 x 53.5 x 54.45 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: 35, Figure Number: 67
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