Acorn Cooking Basket Item Number: 40.35.17 from the Portland Art Museum
Collection History Provenance
Museum Purchase: Helen Thurston Ayer Fund.
Item History
- Made by Karuk artist and or Shasta artist in California, USA during 1885
What
- Name
- Acorn Cooking Basket
- Identification Number
- 40.35.17
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- hazel stick foundation, pine root weft and beargrass
- Overall
- height 3.875 in, diameter 8.5 in
Who
- Culture
- Shasta and Karuk
- Creator
- Karuk artist and or Shasta artist
Where
- Holding Institution
- Portland Art Museum
- Made in
- California, USA
When
- Creation Date
- during 1885
Other
- Categories
- California; Great Basin; Plateau; Baskets; Gathering, Preparation, and Serving