Physical Object / Miwok bowl basket

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Title: Miwok bowl basket
Date Created and/or Issued: undated
Contributing Institution: UC Merced, Library and Special Collections
Collection: McLean collection
Rights Information: Please contact the contributing institution for more information regarding the copyright status of this object.
Description: Technique: Coiled bowl
Condition: Extensive cooking/burn damage on bottom and side exterior. weave damage and missing weave on the base from 1/4''-1 1/4''. 5'' weave repaired section on base. 1/8''-1'' missing weave on the exterior side towards the bottom. Many 1/8''-3/4'' damaged weave sections towards top edge of the basket.
Creation/Production Credits: Digitization was completed by the Basket2Bytes Project at the University of California, Merced with funding provided by the Henry Luce Foundation
Type: physical object
Format: basket
Form/Genre: basketmaking
basketry
Extent: 33 cm (height) x 20.30 cm (diameter)
Identifier: ucm_mclean_006
Language: English
eng
Subject: baskets (containers)
cooking baskets
Miwok baskets
McLean, Walter Doyle
Provenance: On long term loan from the Walter Doyle McLean Estate
Location: UC Merced Library Special Collections and Archives

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