Collection of 14 Indian baskets on display, ca.1900

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Photograph of a collection of 14 unidentified Indian baskets on display, photographed ca.1900. They are displayed on two tiers covered with a cloth and displayed hanging from a blanket backdrop. They mostly have the shape of a round bowl with a narrow neck and mouth. They have differing woven patterns including stripes, zig-zags, diamonds, steps, etc. About half of them have tassles around the widest part of their bulge. Two baskets along the bottom row are turned upsidedown. Image 23.

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Title Collection of 14 Indian baskets on display, ca.1900

Creator Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946 (photographer)

Publisher University of Southern California. Libraries (digital)

Date Created 1900

Subject Baskets (lcsh), Indians -- Arts and crafts -- Basketry (file heading), Indians of North America (lcsh), Indians of North America -- Basket making (lcsh), Indians of North America -- Industries (lcsh), tribal areas (adlf)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place USA (countries)

Temporal Subject 1900

Type images, physical objects

Format 2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w ; 17 x 22 cm. (aacr2), glass plate negatives (format), photographic prints (aat), photographs (aat)

Source California Historical Society (contributing entity), California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960 (collection), Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960 (subcollection)

Repository Email specol@lib.usc.edu

Repository Name USC Libraries Special Collections

Repository Location Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189

Rights Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.

Copyright Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.

Access Conditions Send requests to address or e-mail given

Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m15950

Identifier 3299 (accession number), CHS-3299 (call number), CHS-3299 (filename), chs-m265 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-14647 (legacy record id), chs-m15950 (legacy record id), USC-1-1-1-14023 (legacy record id), 1-162- (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 14647

Unique identifier UC144222

Legacy Identifier CHS-3299.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 18.8 in × 14.3 in at 300dpi
47.9 cm × 36.4 cm at 300dpi

Inherited Values

Title Title Insurance and Trust and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection 1860-1960

Description The nearly 15,000 unique photographs of this collection contain the work of C.C. Pierce which cover the Los Angeles region city, street and architectural views, California Missions, Southwestern Native Americans, and turn-of-century Nevada, Arizona, and California. Pierce, active from 1886 to 1940, was one of the leading photographers of his day and amassed a collection of 15,000 images, including his own and those bought and copied from his contemporaries, George Wharton James and Charles Puck. The James collection contains over 2,000 images of portraits, customs, ceremonies, arts, and games of various groups of Southwestern Native Americans.

Date Created 1860/1960

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