Basket

New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Basket

Entry/Object ID

2011.642

Description

A medium-sized basket with tall sides. The basket is tan, with a dark brown/black frog's hand pattern around the sides that alternates between upright and upside down. There is a dark brown/black stripe near the top of the basket, and a brown stripe right along the rim. There is also a brown and tan circular pattern on the bottom of the basket. The base of the basket bumps up slightly.

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Northern California and Oregon

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Hupa, Yurok

Native American

Notes

The ethnography of this basket is unverified, but documentation speculates that that it's associated with the tribes of the lower Klamath region, and specifically speculates Hupa or Yurok.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Basket

Nomenclature Class

Containers

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Object Number

Other Number

A60

Dimensions

Height

4-1/4 in

Diameter

6 in

Material

Plant Fiber

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Notes

Terwilliger - is listed as the donor, but there is no first name, or other identifying information.

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Gift of Leafey D. Terwilliger

Acquisition Method

Gift

Acquisition Date

Jun 4, 1979

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Found on past documentation: "Doris Levine said description was that of basketry of the lower Klamath tribes - Hoopa, Yurok, and found pictures in 'Indians of Lassen' of nearly identical pattern used by Yana + Achomawi"