Collector:

Miss Ella F. Hubby  Search this

Dr. Andrew J. Comstock Jr.  Search this

Donor Name:

Miss Ella F. Hubby  Search this

Culture:

Chumash, Ventureno  Search this

Object Type:

Basket

Place:

Ventura, Ventura County, California, United States, North America

Accession Date:

24 Feb 1920

Notes:

From card: "A large bowl made by Petra for Dr Comstock of Ventura. Petra was the last basketmaker among the Ventura Indians, she died in 1903." [This is presumably Petra Pico (1834 - 1902)].

Reference: Brown, Kaitlin, and Dana Bardolph. "'A Song of Resilience': Exploring Communities of Practice in Chumash Basket Weaving in Southern California." Journal of California and Great Basin Anthropology 38, no. 2 (2018): 143-62.

Record Last Modified:

24 Apr 2023

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

064687

USNM Number:

E313092-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d79bc866-fe3a-48cf-8c07-9aa4ab0a9e3a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8389651