Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0569-0005 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Washoe | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California, Nevada | |
| County | Placer, El Dorado, CA, Carson, Douglas, Washoe, NV | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1900-1950 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Bracken fern (Pteridium sp.) roots | |
| Description | Oval basket with flat base and rounded sides, curving inward toward rim; Coiled on single-rod foundation in spaced stitch technique; Designs are in dyed bracken fern roots and consist of large Maltese cross motif on each long side and stack of 3 triangles on each end, woven with supplementary wefts in close-spaced coiling. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 8.0, Width = 14.6, Length = 22.0 | |