Hemispherical coiled basket. Originally had heavy hoop near its bottom.
Donor:
Samuel A. Barrett
Collection place:
Round Valley, Mendocino County, California
Verbatim coll. place:
California; Mendocino; Round Valley
Culture or time period:
Huchnom and Yuki
Collector:
Samuel A. Barrett
Collection date:
July 1907
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers) and Coiled weaving
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
1907
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
height 9.3 centimeters and diameter 29.5 centimeters
Comment:
Samuel A. Barrett "field notes, p. 79: kol" Given to wife of informant "by a Huchnom a long time ago & that it had the heavy hoop near its bottom at that time. says you can tell Huchnom basket by the lattice twined bands about it." Photo: 15-4975. Published: AAE XXIV, 9, Pl 122b. Remarks: For materials see Supplementary Cat. 1 Page 90.