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Culture/People:
Patwin  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Bertha Wright Mitchell, Patwin, 1934-2018  Search this
Seller:
Gene Quintana, Non-Indian  Search this
Previous owner:
Gene Quintana, Non-Indian  Search this
Previous seller:
Bertha Wright Mitchell, Patwin, 1934-2018  Search this
Object Name:
Basket bowl
Media/Materials:
Willow, redbud
Techniques:
Coiled
Object Type:
Containers and Vessels
Place:
Northern California; California; USA (inferred)
Date created:
circa 1970
Collection History:
Used by the artist as a display and demonstration item until the mid 1990s, when she sold them to a local friend and patron; acquired from that individual by Native art dealer Gene Quintana (Carmichael, California); purchased by NMAI from Gene Quintana in 1999.
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Catalog Number:
25/4885
Barcode:
254885.000
See related items:
Patwin
Containers and Vessels
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c2ae120e-6b9a-4bde-bc98-4255d19c3795
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_270750