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Source Description
To allow spirits to circulate freely in a basket, some California weavers provide a spirit door: an intentional design irregularity that can be as subtle as a tiny break in a stitch or as obvious as a feather or a bead of a different color. The single green bead in this superb gift basket may be such a portal.
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Document identity
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97773
label
Gift Bowl
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1
Source metadata
id
97773
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object
title
Gift Bowl
description
To allow spirits to circulate freely in a basket, some California weavers provide a spirit door: an intentional design irregularity that can be as subtle as a tiny break in a stitch or as obvious as a feather or a bead of a different color. The single green bead in this superb gift basket may be such a portal.
date
c. 1895
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79482547
genreSpecific
Basketry
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 6 x 13 cm (2 3/8 x 5 1/8 in.)
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California, Wappo, late 19th- early 20th century
accession
1917.403
Source extras
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willow, sedge, with beads; coiled (1 rod)
tombstone
Gift Bowl, c. 1895. California, Wappo, late 19th- early 20th century. Willow, sedge, with beads; coiled (1 rod); overall: 6 x 13 cm (2 3/8 x 5 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Presented by William Albert Price in memory of Mrs. William Albert Price, 1917.403
collection
AA - Native North America
citations
citation
"Accessions." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 4, no. 4 (1917): 64-67.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 65
creditline
Presented by William Albert Price in memory of Mrs. William Albert Price
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2026-05-29 05:16:18.164000
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97773
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Art of the Americas
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AA - Native North America
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willow, sedge, with beads; coiled (1 rod)
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photo
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