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1949.3.32

Asymmetrical basketry jar in diagonal twined weave. Pattern of triangles etc. made partly by double-twining and partly by using black (?dyed) material. Handle of a thin strip of hide fastened at rim. Flat bottom with upturned centre. [MOBB [OPS move] 1/11/2016]

1949.3.32

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Collection type
Object
Description
Asymmetrical basketry jar in diagonal twined weave. Pattern of triangles etc. made partly by double-twining and partly by using black (?dyed) material. Handle of a thin strip of hide fastened at rim. Flat bottom with upturned centre. [MOBB [OPS move] 1/11/2016]
Cultural groups
Paiute
Person
Field collector Mrs James D. Whitmore
PRM source Denver Art Museum
PRM source Frederic Huntington Douglas
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1933
Date collected
By 1933
Acquisition information
Exchanged: 1949
Materials and processes
Material Textile, Material Animal Hide Skin, Material Pigment, Process Twined Woven, Process Basketry, Process Dyed
Dimensions
Width: max 200 mm, Length: max 192 mm, Height: max 192 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1949.3.32 Other numbers: YPu-26-G (Denver No.)

Search terms: Basketry, Basket

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