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Description
Photograph of three unidentified Indian baskets on display, ca.1900. They all sit on a blanket with a zig-zag and striped pattern, in front of a blanket with narrow horizontal stripes. They are shaped like inverted cones with their points cut off to form flat bottoms. A cord is raised in multiple scallops along the brims. The woven designs are all different including zigzags, a human figure, steps, stripes, triangles, etc. Image 34.
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w 17 x 22 cm. glass plate negatives photographic prints photographs
Indians--Arts and crafts--Basketry Indians of North America Indians of North America--Industries Baskets Indians of North America--Basket making Tribal areas
Time Period
circa 1900
Place
USA
Source
1-162- [Microfiche number] 3310 [Accession number] CHS-3310 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
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