Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0013-0037 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Western Mono or 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 | |
| Description | Round mush boiler basket with flat base and gently curving, flaring sides; Coiled on bundle foundation; Designs are in dyed bracken fern roots and consists of 2 parallel bands of contiguous hour glass shapes(forming negative diamonds between adjacent hour glass shapes) on upper and lower sides of basket; Rim coil is finished in diagonal stitch. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 15.7, Max Diam = 30.9 | |