Washo Baskets
Artist
Edward S. Curtis
(American, 1868 - 1952)
Engraver
Suffolk Engraving Company
(American, active early 20th century)
Datecopyright 1924
Mediumphotogravure on paper
Dimensions18 × 22 inches (45.7 × 55.9 cm)
Other (Plate): 13 1/2 × 17 inches (34.3 × 43.2 cm)
Other (Plate): 13 1/2 × 17 inches (34.3 × 43.2 cm)
Credit LinePurchase of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, 2013
Object number2013.2.15.35
ClassificationsPhotographs
Label TextDatsolali made these baskets. Curtis cited the “fineness and regularity of the stitches.” He also admired her designs and use of materials. He noted that the Washo exhibited “a high degree of skill and artistic taste in basketry.” They used willow rods and bark. Other materials were bracken-roots and redbud-bark. Volume Fifteen records California and Nevada tribes. It includes Southern California Shoshoneans. It documents the Diegueños. It also features Plateau Shoshoneans. It concludes with the Washo.
ProvenanceAcquired by subscription directly from the artist by the National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C.[1]; purchased December 6, 2012 through (Christies, New York, New York,[2]) by (Arader Galleries, New York, New York); purchased June 10, 2013 through (Arader Galleries, New York, New York) by the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art | [1] This set was stored in the National Geographic Society’s archive housed in the Society’s Washington, D.C. headquarters. | [2] "The National Geographic Collection: The Art of Exploration," December 6, 2012, Christie’s, New York, Rockefeller Plaza, sale 2603, lot 65
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