Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0013-0047 | |
| 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 | ca. 1920-1940 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Deer grass (Muhlenbergia rigens) stems; Sedge (Carex sp.) roots; Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots | |
| Description | Round basket with flat base and curved, vertical sides; Coiled on bundle foundation; Designs are in redbud and consist of wide band that starts on base and extends up lower sides, with upper edge terminating in triangles; Second design band around upper sides consists of 13 diamonds; Negative zigzag is formed between the two patterns. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 11.8, Max Diam = 31.9 | |