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Title
Eel Basket, ca. after 1800
Creator
[Unknown]
Contributor
De Saisset Museum Permanent Collection
Date Created and/or Issued
ca. after 1800
Publication Information
De Saisset Museum, Santa Clara University
Contributing Institution
Santa Clara University
Collection
Santa Clara University Archives Silicon Valley History Online Collection
Rights Information
Santa Clara University can only claim physical ownership of the collection. Users are responsible for satisfying any claims of the copyright holder. Permission to copy or publish any portion of Santa Clara University's collection must be given by Santa Clara University. The de Saisset Museum can only claim physical ownership of the collection. Users publish any portion of the de Saisset Museum's collection must be given by the de Saisset Museum. The de Saisset Museum can only claim physical ownership of the collection. Users are responsible for satisfying any claims of the copyright holder. Permission to copy or publish any portion of the de Saisset Museum's collection must be given by the de Saisset Museum.
Description
Willow eel or fish trap basket from the Yurok region of Northwestern California. Open twined baskets of unique shapes are both cleverly designed to catch eels and fish, to drain water rapidly, and to contain and transport the catch back to the village.
Type
image
Format
273 x 55 cm. (108 x 21.75)
Identifier
http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt9x0nc8hw
cstclu [L]I.112
Language
English
Subject
Eel baskets; Mission Santa Clara; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Technology
Source
local, lcsh

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