Basket bowl

Culture/People
probably Mewuk (Miwok) (attributed)
Collector
Grace Nicholson, Non-Indian, 1877-1948
Previous owner
Grace Nicholson, Non-Indian, 1877-1948
Thyra Maxwell, Non-Indian, 1903-1972
Seller
Thyra Maxwell, Non-Indian, 1903-1972
Collection History
Collected before 1930 by Grace Nicholson (1877-1948, a California basket collector and dealer); inherited by Grace Nicholson's assistant Thyra Maxwell (1903-1972); purchased by MAI from Thyra Maxwell in 1968.
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Place
Central California; California; USA (inferred)
See related items
Mewuk (Miwok)
Containers and Vessels
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
24/6905
Barcode
246905.000
Object Type
Containers and Vessels
Object Name
Basket bowl
Media/Materials
Willow, redbud, bracken fern root
Techniques
Coiled
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws665d52594-44a3-4ec9-9852-408f6ff47016
Record ID
NMAI_262615