Porcupine quill basket
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Porcupine quill basket
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Item Description |
Item Description
Porcupine quill basket: close twining, simple twining (z-twist wefts) from start to rim with exception of three strand twining (z-twist wefts)- two rows at 4 cm, two rows at 5.5 cm and three and four rows at 6.5 cm from start. Rim: warp ends are folded at a 180-degree angle and reinserted between adjacent warp rows. Design: band ticked in brown 7 cm from start; concentric row of inverted brown right triangles each containing a yellow triangle in center 8.5 cm from rim, concentric row of dark brown semi-circle shapes containing a yellow rectangle in center and two brown lines extending from either side, concentric row of inverted brown right triangles containing yellow triangles in center directly below a concentric brown line 3.5 cm from rim, concentric row of inverted triangles containing a yellow triangle in center directly below a concentric brown line 1.5 cm from start. Condition: very dirty, yellow design material missing in several places throughout piece, warp elements are broken in several places along rim.
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Collection Description |
Collection Description
This digital collection represents baskets from the University of Nevada, Reno Department of Anthropology's Huber collection. Lulu K. Huber collected nearly 600 baskets made by Native American weavers from roughly 1840 to 1930, including pieces by weavers from Washoe, Paiute, Shoshone, Bannock and Ute peoples in the Great Basin and by weavers from more than 25 Native American peoples elsewhere in the West.
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Local Identifier |
Local Identifier
82-107-0303
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Creators |
Creators
Photographer (pht): Rocke, Laura E.
Contributor (ctb): Huber, Lulu K.
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Origin Information |
Origin Information
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Extent |
Extent
Start to rim: 16 cm; warps per cm: 3.5; start to rim: 20.5 cm; wefts per cm: 5.5
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Physical Form
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Physical Location |
Physical Location
University of Nevada, Reno Anthropology Research Museum
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Use and Reproduction |
Use and Reproduction
This item is believed to be under copyright, but either (a) no rights-holder(s) have been identified or (b) one or more rights-holder(s) have been identified but none have been located. If you have any information that can contribute to identifying or locating the rights-holder(s) please notify the University of Nevada, Reno Anthropology Research Museum at (775) 784-6704.
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Digital Archive Legacy ID |
Digital Archive Legacy ID
baskets:324
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