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Panamint artist, Basket, ca. 1920, willow, yucca, and desert bulrush, The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection, no known copyright restrictions, 91.95.42

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Title

Basket

Artist

Panamint artist (Panamint)

Date

ca. 1920

Medium

willow, yucca, and desert bulrush

Dimensions (H x W x D)

5 in x 7 1/2 in diam.

Collection Area

Native American Art

Category

California

Baskets

Object Type

basket

Cultural Group

Shoshone

Tribe/Nation

Panamint

Credit Line

The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection

Accession Number

91.95.42

Copyright

no known copyright restrictions

Terms

baskets

Panamint

Panamint Coiled Baskets

Shoshone

The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection

willow

Description

Panamint baskets are usually coiled and are traditionally decorated with geometric designs. Tick marks around the rim are another traditional element. By about 1920 the designs on Panamint baskets were becoming increasingly complex, incorporating figurative motifs such as humans, birds, animals, and butterflies.

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