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1949.3.39

Spaced twined harvesting fan or seed beater, for beating ripe grass seeds into a conical carrying basket. Edge partly bound with green trade cloth. [BH [OPS Move] 1/11/2016]

1949.3.39

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Collection type
Object
Description
Spaced twined harvesting fan or seed beater, for beating ripe grass seeds into a conical carrying basket. Edge partly bound with green trade cloth. [BH [OPS Move] 1/11/2016]
Cultural groups
Washoe
Person
Field collector Mrs Richard Parker
PRM source Denver Art Museum
PRM source Frederic Huntington Douglas
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1942
Date collected
By 1942
Acquisition information
Exchanged: 1949
Materials and processes
Material Willow Wood Plant, Material Textile, Process Twined Woven, Process Bound, Process Basketry
Dimensions
Height: max 85 mm, Width: max 230 mm, Length: max 300 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1949.3.39 Other numbers: Denver No. YW-23-G.

Search terms: Agriculture and Horticulture, Tool, Trade, Basketry, Fan, Agricultural Tool, Beater

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