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Gathering basket

1880–1900
Object PlaceCalifornia (Northern), United States
Medium/TechniqueHazel and pine, white bear grass, black maidenhair fern, red alder-dyed fern root, and leather
DimensionsOverall: 51.4 x 55.9 x 55.9 cm (20 1/4 x 22 x 22 in.)
Credit LineSamuel Putnam Avery Fund
Accession number1992.150
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsBasketry
Collections
Provenance1992, sold by Hurst Gallery, Cambridge, MA, to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 22, 1992)
Basket
before 1902
Basket
before 1900
Basket
mid to late 19th century
Basket
before 1916
Dawn Walden
2010
Storage container
about 1890–1920
Basket
about 1880–1900
Cornhusk bag
1890–1910