Basket (Pa-ta) Flail or Scoop used in gathering seeds

Maidu

Caption

Maidu. Basket (Pa-ta) Flail or Scoop used in gathering seeds, Fiber, 15 3/8 × 14 3/4 × 4 5/16 in. (39 × 37.5 × 11 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1908, Museum Collection Fund, 08.491.8681.

Gallery

Not on view

Culture

Maidu

Title

Basket (Pa-ta) Flail or Scoop used in gathering seeds

Medium

Fiber

Classification

Agriculture

Dimensions

15 3/8 × 14 3/4 × 4 5/16 in. (39 × 37.5 × 11 cm)

Credit Line

Museum Expedition 1908, Museum Collection Fund

Accession Number

08.491.8681

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