Twined Basketry Bowl
Artist/Culture
Native American
Artist/Culture
Northern California
Dateabout 1900
Mediumdark brown geometric devices on a natural ground
Dimensions11.4 x 14.6 x 14 cm (4 1/2 x 5 3/4 x 5 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsCanework
Credit LineGift of Barrett and Mahroo Morgan
Object number2001.162
DescriptionTightly woven basket with body pattern of two sets of three dark brown, stacked rhomboids overlayed with two sets of two parallel, diagonal lines of tan ground. The rhomboid sets are mirror images of each other and meet at the midline of the basket. Pattern repeats three times. The top is decorated with spokes in dark brown and rim is finished in medium brown wefts. Final warp rods trimmed close to final weft. No interior design.ProvenanceBarrett Morgan, Worcester, MA; to Worcester Art Museum, 2001
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