Basket
2018-6-2
From: United States of America | California (State)
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 2018-6-2 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Mono Lake Paiute |
| Provenience | United States of America | California (State) |
| Culture Area | California Culture Area |
| Creator | Daisy Mallory |
| Date Made | ca. 1917 |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Willow | Sedge Family | Redbud | Bracken Fern |
| Technique | Coiled |
| Description | Small bowl shape basket. Two designs (two of each) in red (redbud) and black (bracken fern) alternate around the basket: a figure of a bird and a figure of a butterfly/moth. Both designs fill the space from bottom to top of the basket and are set against the light background (willow). In the case of the butterfly, the the light background of the basket body forms the design. |
| Height | 6.8 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 14.6 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Judith Wallach Finger, CW68, and Andrew D. Finger, W68, in celebration of their 50th University of Pennsylvania Class Reunion, 2018 |
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