OBJECTS Record
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Metadata
Catalog Number |
1930.016.004 |
Object Name |
Basket |
Source |
Mary Jane Fillingim |
Year Range to |
1879 |
Place of Origin |
USA, California, Lasson County, Ash Creek Valley |
Place |
USA, California, Lasson County |
Description |
Woven basket. Two colors of fibers, tan and brown. Geometric patterns. There is a raised area in the middle of the inside, made of woven and wound cords. Hand made. No identifying marks. |
Provenance |
Card: "Indian Basket. Age ?. Given to Mrs. Fillingim in 1879. Made by Modoc Indians, Ash Creek Valley, Lasson Co. California" |
Notes |
Lassen County, in northern California, is where Mary Jane and Enoch's son Walter Barney Fillingim lived from circa 1900 to his death in 1955. |
Search Terms |
Native American |
Dimensions |
H-4.75 W-8.75 L-7 inches |
Made |
Modoc |
Material |
Plant fibers |
Owned |
Mary Fillingim |
People |
Fillingim, Mary Jane Smith |