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Basket and Lid

Minnie Thompson Panamint Shoshone

Death Valley National Park, National Park Service

Death Valley National Park, National Park Service
Death Valley, CA, United States

This coiled basket and lid is decorated with potted trees and arrowhead motifs. Orange quills of the Northern Flicker have been incorporated into the design. Wilma Ely collected this basket.

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  • Title: Basket and Lid
  • Creator: Minnie Thompson Panamint Shoshone
  • Contributor: Scotty's Castle - Death Valley National Park, National Park Service
  • Original Source: http://www.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/death_valley/exb/timbisha/DEVA23709_basket.html
  • Source: Death Valley National Park
  • Place Created: Inyo Co, CA
  • National Park Service Catalog Number: DEVA 23709
  • Medium: Willow (Salix lasiandra), bulrush, quils
  • Measurements: Lid Dia 15.5, Bowl Dia 22 cm
  • Date: c 1928-1945
Death Valley National Park, National Park Service

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