Steve Dondero <sdondero@TRMX3.DOT.CA.GOV>: Sierra Mono Museum

Anita G Cohen-Williams (cohwill@JUNO.COM)
Tue, 13 Aug 1996 19:23:30 EDT

Anita Cohen-Williams
Listowner of HISTARCH, SUB-ARCH, & SPANBORD
Center for Spanish Colonial Archaeology
cohwill@juno.com; acohen@simdiego.com

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From: Steve Dondero <sdondero@TRMX3.DOT.CA.GOV>
To: Multiple recipients of list MUSEUM-L,<MUSEUM-L@home.dc.LSOFT.COM>
Subject: Sierra Mono Museum Basketry Theft
Date: Tue, 13 Aug 1996 10:33:38 -0800
Message-ID: <199608131736.NAA29580@x6.boston.juno.com>

I have been asked to post this message by the curator of the Sierra Mono
Museum. Please reply directly to the museum at P.O. Box 275, North Fork,
CA
93643. 209-877-2115. Sorry no e-mail address.

Sometime between Wednesday evening and Thursday morning, August 8-9,
1996, the
Sierra Mono Museum was broken into and 50-100+ Native California Indian
baskets
were stolen, along with at least one ceremonial obsidian blade. Museum
officials stated that baskets were removed from both the display cases
and
storage areas.

Please forward this message to whoever you feel can help in this matter.
The
Sierra Mono Museum is a small, locally-operated facility and have limited
resources. The Museum and the Madera County Sheriff Department would
appreciate any suggestions, information, advise, etc. from those in the
museum
community on how to get this information out to the larger community of
art
dealers world-wide. Staff can provide photos/descriptions of the baskets
upon
request.

Thanks

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