Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0013-0056 | |
| 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 | late 1800s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Deer grass (Muhlenbergia rigens) stems; Sedge (Carex sp.) roots; Bracken fern (Pteridium sp.) roots; Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots | |
| Description | Round mush boiler basket with flat base and flaring sides, woven in coiled technique on bundle foundation; Warp material is deer grass stems and primary weft material is sedge roots; Designs around sides include 2 parallel, paired rectilinear zigzag bands in black bracken fern roots, 2 pairs of triangles in redbud, and a narrow band comprising staggered segments in bracken fern and redbud just below rim. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 20.5, Max Diam = 43.4 | |