Large Achumawi basket. Globular twined storage basket, the body encircled with a striped and serrated zigzag band. 9 14/"H x 13 1/2"D
Exhibited at the California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, "Western North American Indian Baskets from the Collection of Clay P. Bedford," April 16 - October 19, 1980. Illustrated, 1980, P. 12, Fig. 17. This piece represents an early acorn storage basket…the solid triangular and zigzag pattern represents the traditional "deer rib and arrow point' design. Plain twining with a full twist overlay. Consists of tule, common to the Klamath Natives.
PERIOD: Early 20th Century
ORIGIN: California - Unkown, Native American