Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0013-0055 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Maidu | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
| County | Plumas, Lassen | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | late 1800s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Sedge (Carex sp.) roots; Bracken fern (Pteridium sp.) roots | |
| Description | Very large round cooking basket with flat base and flaring sides; Coiled on 3-rod foundation; Designs include large 3-pointed star or floral (whose petals are composed of paired diagonal columns of stacked triangles that rise from lower sides to rim), 3 groups of 3 freestanding triangles on upper sides, and band of "T" shapes around rim. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 35.4, Max Diam = 55.8 | |