Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Artifact research

did any one else get any baskets. i have a basket with swastika designs that from research was probably made by the pomo native americans. also i have a bamboo stick with beads that is of unknown origin. could not find anything on it.

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  1. I think your basket trays (you have both of them, right?) were made in the American Southeast. Have you tried searching museum catalogs on the web for American Indian Basketry. The Smithsonian's NMAI would be a good place to look; they did a wonderful exhibit about a decade ago that is probably still on line. Otherwise, search the university library catalog for American Indian basketry and look for catalogs/books about Southeastern tribes (although it is possible it is also from a northeast group. Definitely not Pomo materials or style, though. Come by my office hours today for more help.

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  2. Meanwhile, I have done more research and think that perhaps they are from a Pacific Islands culture.

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