Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0013-0045 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Western Mono | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
| County | Madera, Fresno | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1920-1940 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Deer grass (Muhlenbergia rigens) stems (?); Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots; Bracken fern (Pteridium sp.) roots | |
| Description | Round basket with flat base and flaring sides; Coiled on a bundle foundation; Designs are in redbud and dyed bracken fern roots and consist of vertical stripe (redbud) flanked on either side by 4 stacked triangles, the entire motif repeated 6 times around sides of basket; Rim coil is completed in diagonal stitch alternating willow and bracken fern root. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 12.7, Max Diam = 28.8 | |