Basket

Attributed to Elsie Allen, Pomo people, California, Native American

About 1940-1960

  • Titles Basket (Descriptive)
  • Medium Grass fiber and glass beads
  • Dimensions Overall: 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 3/4 in. (3.8 x 3.8 x 1.9 cm)
  • Credit Line Museum purchase with funds provided by the Traditional Arts Acquisition Fund, 1989.150
  • Work Type basket
  • Classification Containers

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