Tray
Guadalupe Arenas
(Native American (Desert Cahuilla))
about 1900
Object PlaceCalifornia (Southern Coastal), United States
Medium/TechniqueCoiled grass stems, juncus grass, sumac
DimensionsOverall: 3.8 x 29.2 x 29.2 cm (1 1/2 x 11 1/2 x 11 1/2 in.)
Credit LineJohn Wheelock Elliot and John Morse Elliot Fund
Accession number1992.197
On View
Not on viewClassificationsBasketry
Collections
ProvenanceAbout 1900, said to have been traded with or made for a family in California [see note]; sold with the family collection to a private collector; sold by this private collector to Hurst Gallery, Cambridge, MA; 1992, sold by Hurst Gallery to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 26, 1992)
NOTE: According to information provided at the time of acquisition, the basket was acquired by a family in California who owned a lumber business. It was one of 30 or 40 baskets traded by the members of the Cahuilla Mission for lumber in the first quarter of the twentieth century. The California collection was later sold to a private collector.
NOTE: According to information provided at the time of acquisition, the basket was acquired by a family in California who owned a lumber business. It was one of 30 or 40 baskets traded by the members of the Cahuilla Mission for lumber in the first quarter of the twentieth century. The California collection was later sold to a private collector.
before 1899
early 20th century
1880–90
about 1890
about 1890–1920
1880–90
Unidentified artist
1890s
before 1916
about 1880–1900
mid to late 19th century
before 1920