Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0013-0040 | |
| 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; Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots | |
| Description | Round, squat, jar-shaped, bottleneck basket with flat base, high, wide shoulder, and short neck; Coiled on bundle foundation in spaced stitch technique; Design is in redbud and consists of band of negative diamonds (rattlesnake pattern) around sides and second band of same pattern around shoulder; Band of terraced rectangular units decorates the neck. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 12.4, Rim Diam = 15.0, Max Diam = 30.6 | |