Title:
Eel Basket, ca. after 1800
Creator:
[Unknown]
Subject:
Eel baskets; Mission Santa Clara; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County
(Calif.)--History; Technology;
Description:
Willow eel or fish trap basket from the Yurok region of Northwestern
California. Open twined baskets of unique shapes are both cleverly designed to catch
eels and fish, to drain water rapidly, and to contain and transport the catch back to
the village.
Publisher:
de Saisset Museum, Santa Clara University
Contributor:
de Saisset Museum Permanent Collection
Date:
ca. after 1800
Type:
35 mm. col. slide (source for scanned image)
Format:
273 x 55 cm. (108 x 21.75)
Identifier:
cstclu [L]I.112
Source:
local, lcsh
Language:
eng
Relation:
Silicon Valley History Online
Coverage:
ark:/13030/kt9x0nc8hw
Rights:
Santa Clara University can only claim physical ownership of the collection. Users are responsible for satisfying any claims
of the copyright holder. Permission to copy or publish any portion of Santa Clara University's collection must be given by
Santa Clara University. The de Saisset Museum can only claim physical ownership of the collection. Users
publish any portion of the de Saisset Museum's collection must be given by the de
Saisset Museum. The de Saisset Museum can only claim physical ownership of the
collection. Users are responsible for satisfying any claims of the copyright holder.
Permission to copy or publish any portion of the de Saisset Museum's collection must be
given by the de Saisset Museum.