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Description Klamath River Indian Miniature Basket
Hupa or Yurok in Origin.

Dimensions: Approximately 4 inches in diameter.
Condition: Good.
Estimated Date of Origin: 1930.
Description: Tiny bowl is three-color piece with designs in black and red on a field of yellow bear grass. The red is alder bark red-dyed chain fern stems while the black is maidenhair fern stems. The smaller example was not trimmed on the interior. The larger example has a band of "snake nose" triangles.
Object ID 1-62.4
Search Terms Klamath River
basket
Indian
Native American
Hupa
Yurok
bear grass
fern
Year Range from 1930
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Last modified on: February 20, 2007