Twined spruce root basket with attached base and geometric designs / Unknown

Curatorial Remarks

This basket looks like a chalice possibly used for communion at a Catholic church.

Tags: twined spruce root basket, geometric designs
People: Modoc
Places: Oregon, possibly Oklahoma
Purpose: commercial sale

From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology

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Anthropology Item Information

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Title(s):

Twined spruce root basket with attached base and geometric designs

Creator(s):

Unknown

Culture:

Native American; Modoc

Date:

early 20th century

Materials/Techniques:

spruce

Classification:

Ethnographic Objects

Object Type:

Basket

Accession No:

71.578

Previous Number(s):

7137.578

Department:

Anthropology

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 5in. (12.7cm)
Length: 4 3/4in. (12.1cm)
Width: 4 1/2in. (11.4cm)

Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

basket, basketmaking, basketry, baskets, California, container, containers, Convergence of Native Cultures in Northeast Oklahoma: Connecting Ancient to Modern, crosses, Northwest Coast, spruce, twined, twining, vessel, vessels, woven

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Unknown. Twined spruce root basket with attached base and geometric designs. 71.578. early 20th century. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/71578 (11/01/2018).

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