Burden Basket
Achomawi (Pitt River)
California culture
early 20th century
Pine root, beargrass, redbud bark, and willow
Overall: 9 1/4 × 11 5/8 in. (23.5 × 29.5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Museum Purchase
51.27.12819
Geography
Place Made: Pitt River, United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Basket
Research Area
Native American
Native American: California Culture
Not on view
Course History
ANTH 05, Introduction to Archaeology, Nathaniel Kitchel, Summer 2019
Provenance
Robert T. Emery (1918-2005), Lebanon, New Hampshire; sold to present collection, 1951.
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