Basket

Minnie Thompson Panamint Shoshone

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

This coiled basket is marked with rim ticking at its top and diamonds on its base. The willow body of the basket is decorated with arrowheads, diamonds, and vertical triangles. This piece was collected by Wilma Ely.

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Title: Basket
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/DEVA23700_basket.html
Source: Death Valley National Park
Place Created: Inyo Co, CA
National Park Service Catalog Number: DEVA 23700
Medium: Willow (Salix lasiandra), bulrush
Measurements: Dia 13.7 cm
Date: c 1928-1945

Death Valley National Park, National Park Service

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