37c Luiseno Basket stamp

United States Postal Service2004-08-24

Smithsonian's National Postal Museum
Washington, DC, United States

Renowned for the exquisite beauty and technical excellence of their basketwork, California Indians—who used basketry items for every conceivable utilitarian, social, and ritual purpose—elevated a practical craft into fine art. This superb Luisefio coiled basket, made of split sumac and natural and black-dyed juncus rush on a grass foundation, probably dates to the 1890s.
Riverside Munidpal Museum
Riverside, California

Scott Catalogue USA: 3873j
unused

Museum ID: 2005.2003.111.10

Details

Title: 37c Luiseno Basket stamp
Creator: United States Postal Service
Date Created: 2004-08-24
Subject Keywords: Luiseno Basket, stamp
Medium: paper; ink (multicolored) / photogravure

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