Tray Basket

dc.date.accessioned2022-07-16T16:00:01Z
dc.date.available2022-07-16T16:00:01Z
dc.descriptionBasketry trays were used for a variety of purposes: winnowing seeds, for other stages of processing foods such as sifting or parching, and for temporarily storing food products. In addition, some were used as gambling trays. In the case of the Klamath and Modoc, gaming pieces were arranged under the tray, out of sight of the opposing team, which had to guess the order in which the pieces lay. Elaborately woven trays became collector's items in the early twentieth century and were often used to decorate the walls of homes. Originally the concave surface, which received the most use, was the finished side. When trays were sold to non-Natives, many baskets were turned inside-out by either the collectors or weavers themselves. Like the basket shown here (and illustrated in the photograph), this allowed the finished side to be more easily displayed on a wall.
dc.descriptionOregon/California
dc.description.sponsorshipThe Edwin C. Cross Collection, gift of Veda Cross Byrd
dc.formatImage
dc.format.extent18.75" x 18.25" x 3"
dc.format.mediumBasketry
dc.format.mediumTule culm, nettle, split cane, mud dyed tule culm base
dc.identifier.otherNA 94
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10177/20011
dc.relation.ispartofNative American Collection
dc.rightsFor use information see: http://www.willamette.edu/arts/hfma/collections/copyright.html
dc.titleTray Basket
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local.cultureNorth American / United States / Oregon / Klamath / Modoc
local.mastercopyHfmoaVolume52/NA 94.tif

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