Miwok Bowl

Coiled Basket

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DPR Collections

Name/Title

Miwok Bowl

Description

Interesting old Miwok bowl attributed to Yosemite Mary, who lived in Yosemite National Park from her birth until her death in 1923.

Made/Created

Artist

Mary (Yosemite Miwok)

Date made

circa 1910

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Central California

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Mewuk
Native American

Dimensions

Height

4-1/4 in

Diameter

10-5/8 in

Material

Redbud, Big Leaf Maple

Coiled Basket Details

Coil Count

5

Stitch Count

8

Coiled Start Type

Coiled Start Type

Oval

Coiled Start Material

Willow

Coiled Finish Type

Overcast Whipstitch

Foundation

Coiled Foundation Type

3 Rod

Coiled Foundation Material

Willow

Coil Direction

Left

Stitch Details

Stitch Spacing

Predominantly Open Spacing

Background Stitch Material

Big Leaf Maple

Design Stitch Material

Redbud

Stitch Details

Irregularly Split, Interlocking, Randomly Bifurcated

Stitch End

Clipped