Basket
Item
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Title
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Basket
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Tribe
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Maidu
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Location
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California
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Dimensions
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17 1/2 x 18 3/4 x 18 1/4 inches 44.5 x 47.6 x 46.4 cm
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Accession Number
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NAB-21
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Collector
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R.B. Dixon Collection
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Description
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This basket is from the Maidu tribe of Northern California. The basket was most likely used for the transport of objects upon one's back. The V shaped designs on this basket most likely depict the patterns of migrating geese. Baskets such as these are discussed in Basketry Designs of the Maidu Indians of California, written by the collector, Ronald B. Dixon. As he wrote, “Two other designs are representations of birds, the “geese flying ” and the “duck’s wing.” One form of one of these designs is apparently meant for a flock of geese in flight, their triangular order being well shown in the arrangement of the points of the design.”
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