Title:
Hupa, Karok, or Yurok trinket basket
Creator/Contributor:
Hupa, Karok, or Yurok Indians, Creator
Date:
19th - early 20th century
Subject:
Ethnic California
California, Northwest
Karok Indians
Note:
Materials: maidenhair fern; woodwardia fern dyed with alder bark; bear grass; spruce or willow roots; willow or hazel sticks.
Design: elkhorn, raised decorative rim is not traditional
The elaborate decorative design indicates this is a trinket basket and probably made to be sold. Traditional baskets this
small were used to store tobacco
Type:
baskets
Physical Description:
Dia. 19 cm x H. 10.5 cm
Identifier:
X63.74
Copyright Note:
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Contributing Institution:
UCLA, The Fowler Museum at UCLA
Hupa, Karok, or Yurok trinket basket
