Basket
NA7944
From: United States of America | California (State) | Lake County (California) | Upper Lake
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | NA7944 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Pomo | Eastern Pomo |
| Provenience | United States of America | California (State) | Lake County (California) | Upper Lake |
| Culture Area | California Culture Area |
| Creator | May John |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Plant Fiber |
| Technique | Basketry |
| Description | Bowl or Shi-bu funeral basket. Shallow, coiled. Large, rare shape, design of "flame." Believing that, as the smoke rose during cremation of their dead, the spirit was going to a higher world. Made by May John. |
| Height | 18.5 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 63 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Henry K. Deisher, 1918 |
| Other Number | 356 (Deisher #) - Collector Number |
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