Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1986-0012-0001 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Central Pomo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
| County | Mendocino | |
| Other Geographic Data | Town: Manchester, Point Arena area | |
| Maker's Name | Flora White Scarioni (19 Aug. 1886-11 December 1969) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1945 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Sedge (Carex sp.) roots; Bracken fern (Pteridium sp.) roots | |
| Description | Shallow round basket with wide, flat base and vertical sides that slope inward toward rim, forming wide mouth; woven in one-rod coiling; Design is in bracken fern root and includes 13-petal floral pattern on base, band of 15 paired triangles on lower side, band of 15 diamonds on upper side, and 15 rectangles (insect trails) around rim. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 8.7, Rim Diam = 18.0, Max Diam = 25.4 | |