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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
Storage container
about 1890–1920
Basket
about 1880–1900
Cornhusk bag
1890–1910