SKU: 25-0048

Maidu Cook Basket

$530.00

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ca. 1850 

11.125" H x 19.5" D

Hand Coiled in a Tight Construction with a Dark Brown Field and a Darker Brown Geometric Design and Patina

In Poor Condition No Bottom with Mush Stuck on Inside and Missing Rim as Pictured

Maidu cooking baskets are traditional coiled baskets made by Maidu (and related Nisenan/Konkow) women of northern California, prized for their tight, watertight construction that allowed cooking without pottery.

Condition: Poor / Very Worn

Tribe: Maidu - Yuki

Year Range: 1850 - 1875

Region: California

Dimensions: 11.13 in19.5 in

Category: Basket - Winnowing Tray - Bowl

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