Basket
ClassificationsFurnishings-Accessories-baskets
Date1870-1930
Made AtCalifornia, United States, North America
MediumSumac fiber and leather
Dimensions22 × 20 1/2 in. (55.9 × 52.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Cantor Arts Center
Object number95.17.89
DescriptionConical basket made by the Washoe culture of the Great Basin region. This burden basket is made of sumac and leather using a close twining method. It is conical in shape with a piece of leather covering the bottom. There are 7 chevron bands at different angles. According to the donor, the basket was made by Susie Jackson, a Washoe woman who lived near Lake Tahoe from the 1870s-1930s.On View
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