Basket Bowl
Maker
Unknown, Seri
Date1953
MediumFiber, fibers from limberbush, torote (Jatropha cuneata)
Dimensions3 1/4” H x 16” Diam.
SignedNone
Credit LineGift of Bruce Ergood ‘52
Object numberNLA2013.43.ERG
DescriptionCoiled basketry bowl with four-part start, hand woven from torote (Limberbush, Jatropha cuneata) with triple- concentric five-pointed star or five-petal flower at the center. Each design is in a slightly different dye tone. A single dyed coil is near the rim.
ClassificationsBasketry
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