Basket

John Muir National Historic Site, National Park Service
Martinez, CA, United States

Once owned by John Muir, this basket was a storage or cooking basket, but made for sale by Chemehuevi. It has a willow and grass bundle foundation with Juncus rushes used for the patterns.

Details

Title: Basket
Contributor: John Muir National Historic Site, National Park Service
Original Source: http://www.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/jomu/exb/Legacy/Traveler/jomu1394_basketButterflies2.html
Tribe: Luiseno with Chemehuevi influence
Source: John Muir National Historic Site,
National Park Service Catalog Number: JOMU 1394
Measurements: H 15 cm D 39 cm
Materials: grass, juncus rushe

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