Basket bowl with rattlesnake design

Object Details

Date created
circa 1890
Culture/People
probably Serrano (attributed)
Previous owner
Helen Breese Walcott Younger, Non-Indian, 1894-1965
Possible collector
Charles Doolittle Walcott, Non-Indian, 1850-1927
Mary Morris Vaux Walcott (Mrs. Charles Doolittle Walcott), Non-Indian, 1860-1940
Previous owner
Charles Doolittle Walcott, Non-Indian, 1850-1927
Mary Morris Vaux Walcott (Mrs. Charles Doolittle Walcott), Non-Indian, 1860-1940
Helen Breese Walcott Younger, Non-Indian, 1894-1965
Cole J. Younger (Cole Joseph Younger), Non-Indian, 1894-1987
Helen Pressprich Younger (Helen Elizabeth Pressprich/Mrs. Cole J. Younger), Non-Indian, 1905-1992
Donor
Cole J. Younger (Cole Joseph Younger), Non-Indian, 1894-1987
Collection History
Probably collected by Charles D. Walcott (1850-1927, paleontologist and Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution from 1907 to 1927) or his wife Mary Vaux Walcott (1860-1940, a painter, naturalist and member of the federal Board of Indian Commissioners from 1927 to 1932), both of whom travelled extensively; inherited by Charles D. Walcott's daughter, Helena Breese Walcott Younger (1894-1965); subsequently inherited by Helen Walcott's husband Cole J. Younger (1894-1987); donated to MAI by Cole Younger and his second wife, Helen Pressprich Younger (1905-1992), in 1973.
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Place
Southern California; California; USA (inferred)
See related items
Serrano
Containers and Vessels
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
24/7735
Barcode
247735.000
Object Type
Containers and Vessels
Object Name
Basket bowl with rattlesnake design
Media/Materials
Juncus rush, deer grass
Techniques
Coiled
Dimensions
35.9 x 19 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f2d9e886-315e-48e7-b773-8c7c01f6bbec
Record ID
NMAI_263533