YPM ANT.235827

Description

Catalog Number: YPM ANT.235827 Description: Basket, coiled, grass coil foundation; woven from arrow weed, willow twigs and roots of water plants; yellow and black geometrical designs on tan, H. 2.5', W. across top 3.25', 1934, Shoshone-Paiute, Death Valley, Calif, North American Indian Materials: plant matter Function: containers (baskets) Culture Group: North American : Great Basin : Shoshone Locality: North America *This work has been made possible in part by support from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the Human Endeavor (award no. HAA-266508-19)*