Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1983-0001-0007 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Yokuts | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
| County | Kern, Tulare, Kings, Fresno | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Deer grass (Muhlenbergia rigens) stems; Sedge (Carex sp.) roots; Bracken fern (Pteridium sp.) roots; Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots; California quail (Callipepla californica) top knot feathers | |
| Description | Round, jar-shaped, bottleneck basket with flat base, flaring sides, flat wide high shoulder, and short neck; Coiled on bundle foundation; Designs are in redbud and dyed bracken fern roots and consist of 3 bands (2 on sides and 1 on shoulder) of diamonds and triangles (rattlesnake pattern) and checkerboard band (fly pattern) around neck; Quail topknot feathers once decorated edge of shoulder. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 16.8, Rim Diam = 8.6, Max Diam = 24.8 | |