Credit line: Degikup Basket attributed to Louisa Keyser/Datsolalee (Washoe, circa 1829-1925), circa 1890-1915, Gift of Eunice “Frona” Wait Colburn, 1940, U.S. Department of the Interior Museum, INTR 00035
Context: This globular bowl form, known as a degikup, was intended for sale, and is generally considered to have been developed by the 1890s by pioneering Washoe basketmaker Louisa Keyser.
Descriptive text: A 3D model depicts a globular basketry bowl with a flat base and very fine coiling and stitching. It is Washoe in cultural origin and measures 2.75 inches high and 4.92 inches in diameter. It is coiled with a three-rod triangular foundation. The willow (tan) ground on the base extends up the walls to form a four-petaled flower motif. Four elongated triangles in willow (tan), bracken fern root (black) and redbud (red) descend from the rim to the design at the base. The coils alternate tan/black/tan/red. Fine “ticking” stitches alternating between willow and bracken fern to create a hatched rim.
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