Mini Washoe Burden Basket

Twined Basket

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DPR Collections

Name/Title

Mini Washoe Burden Basket

Description

Nice miniature burden basket. The dark portion of the design is still quite visible, however the red design elements are a bit more difficult to see on the exterior but are bright on the inside. The basket has a handle tied on with cotton string- it appears to be original.

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Great Basin

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Washoe
Native American

Dimensions

Height

8-1/2 in

Diameter

6-3/8 in

Materials

Material

Willow - Unpeeled, Bracken Fern, Redbud

Material Notes

The foundation of the handle or lug is thick cotton string.

Twined Basket Details

Twined Start

Intersecting layered spokes

Twined Finish

Compound binding, coiled finish

Open/Closed Twining

Predominantly Closed Twined

Predominant Twining Type

Plain Twining

Twining Design Techniques

Alternating Material Colors

Warp ("Vertical" Elements)

Warp material

Willow - Unpeeled

Primary Warp Type

Simple: Plain or parallel arrangement

Weft ("Horizontal" Elements)

Weft material

Willow - Unpeeled, Bracken Fern, Redbud

Weft Slant

Z Slant (up to right)