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Bottleneck basket
Native American, Yokut
before 1920
Object Place: California (Central), United States, California
Medium/Technique
Sedge, bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum), red bud (Cercis occidentalis), grass
Dimensions
Overall: 7.6 x 18.4 x 18.4 cm (3 x 7 1/4 x 7 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Elizabeth S. V. Hosmer
Accession Number20.1843
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsBasketry
DescriptionThis basket is a flattened circular form with a small opening. The body is a straw color with a quartered decoration in red and black. Three horizontal bands of diamond pattern also decorates the surface. The coils are counter clockwise. There are ten coils per inch. The pattern begins and ends at the second row from the rim.
Marks
Printed paper label glued on bottom: From / PERRY GAVIN / Collector / Indian and Mexican / Curiosities / PASADENA, CAL."
ProvenancePerry Gavin (dealer), Gavin and Leonard, Pasadena, CA [see note]. 1920, gift of Elizabeth S. V. Hosmer to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 2, 1920)
NOTE: A printed paper label on the underside of the basket reads "From Perry Gavin / Collector / Indian and Mexican / Curiosities / Pasadena, Cal."
NOTE: A printed paper label on the underside of the basket reads "From Perry Gavin / Collector / Indian and Mexican / Curiosities / Pasadena, Cal."