Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0569-0007 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basketry covered bottle | |
| Culture | Paiute or Washoe | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California, Nevada | |
| County | Mono, Inyo, San Bernardino, CA, Douglas, Mineral, NV | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Glass; Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Bracken fern (Pteridium sp.) roots; Cotton string | |
| Description | Cylindrical clear glass jar with basketry covering, woven primarily in diagonal twining with 3-strand twining on base and just below rim; Designs on sides include band of very large chevrons in spring-peeled brown willow around mid-section, framed between 2 plain bands in dyed black bracken fern roots; Large single loop (cotton string wrapped in willow) is attached just below rim. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 16.6, Max Diam = 7.6 | |