Mission Indian Southern California Basket and Lid
Mission Indian Southern California Basket and Lid
$1,400.00
Mission Indian Southern California Basket and Lid.
Circa 1920
Good Condition with only a few stitches missing on each side.
Native American baskets from the Southern California region, and sometimes greater California, are often referred to as “mission” baskets. The term “mission” was first designated by A.L. Kroeber in 1922 in reference to a style of baskets made by people subjugated under the Franciscan mission system, c. 1769-1834.
Mission Indian Southern California Basket and Lid.
Circa 1900-20
Dimensions: Length – 8 1/4″; Width – 6″; Height – 3 3/4″
Woven of Juncus with a geometeric outlined design of a cross in dyed juncus.
The Mission Indians was a term used to refer to the Indigenous peoples of California who lived and grew up in the Spanish mission system. Today the term is used to d refer to their descendants and to specific, contemporary tribal nations in California
Very Good Condition
