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Basket bowl

Maggie Mayo James Washoe

ca. 1910

Not on view

Basket bowl, Maggie Mayo James (Washoe, 1870–1952), Willow and redbud shoots and dyed bracken root, Washoe, Native American — This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Basket bowl, Maggie Mayo James (Washoe, 1870–1952), Willow and redbud shoots and dyed bracken root, Washoe, Native American

Basket bowl, Maggie Mayo James (Washoe, 1870–1952), Willow and redbud shoots and dyed bracken root, Washoe, Native American

Basket bowl, Maggie Mayo James (Washoe, 1870–1952), Willow and redbud shoots and dyed bracken root, Washoe, Native American

Basket bowl, Maggie Mayo James (Washoe, 1870–1952), Willow and redbud shoots and dyed bracken root, Washoe, Native American

Basket bowl, Maggie Mayo James (Washoe, 1870–1952), Willow and redbud shoots and dyed bracken root, Washoe, Native American

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Title: Basket bowl

Artist: Maggie Mayo James (Washoe, 1870–1952)

Date: ca. 1910

Geography: Made in Lake Tahoe, California, United States; Made in Lake Tahoe, Nevada, United States

Culture: Washoe, Native American

Medium: Willow and redbud shoots and dyed bracken root

Dimensions: 6 × 9 in. (15.2 × 22.9 cm)

Credit Line: Loan from the Charles and Valerie Diker Collection

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