>--------- Begin forwarded message ---------- >From: Steve Dondero <[log in to unmask]> >To: Multiple recipients of list MUSEUM-L,<[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Sierra Mono Museum Basketry Theft >Date: Tue, 13 Aug 1996 10:33:38 -0800 >Message-ID: <[log in to unmask]> > >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 > >--------- End forwarded message ---------- > >--TAC12375.839978618/x4.boston.juno.com-- > > >--------- End forwarded message ---------- > > Anita Cohen-Williams Information Specialist Auto Club of Southern California ************************************** Listowner of HISTARCH, SUB-ARCH, and SPANBORD [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] **************************************