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Acorn Sifting Basket


Karuk artist; or Shasta artist, Acorn Sifting Basket, ca. 1890/1920, willow/hazel foundation, pine root weft, and white beargrass, Museum Purchase: Helen Thurston Ayer Fund, no known copyright restrictions, 40.35.8

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Title

Acorn Sifting Basket

Artist

Shasta artist (Shasta)

Karuk artist (Karuk)

Date

ca. 1890/1920

Medium

willow/hazel foundation, pine root weft, and white beargrass

Dimensions (H x W x D)

2 in x 11 in diam.

Collection Area

Native American Art

Category

California

Great Basin

Gathering, Preparation, and Serving

Baskets

Object Type

tray

Cultural Group

Karuk

Shasta

Credit Line

Museum Purchase: Helen Thurston Ayer Fund

Accession Number

40.35.8

Copyright

no known copyright restrictions

Terms

baskets

Californian Native American styles

filbert

grass

Karok

pine

Shasta

trays

willow

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