Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1988-0008-0001 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Chukchansi Yokuts | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
| County | Kern, Tulare, Kings, Fresno | |
| Other Geographic Data | Sierra Nevada Foothills | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. late 1800s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Native basket grass stems or non-native wild oats stems; Cotton string; Coot feathers; Wool yarn; Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots; Willow (Salix sp.) shoot | |
| Description | Round “string” basket with flat base and curved, vertical sides; Woven in an unusual bound technique that is technically different from both coiling and twining; Numerous pairs of strings radiate out from the center and bind successive passes of a foundation coil together, with one string in each pair positioned on the workface while the other wraps around the foundation bundle and across the first string to form a half-knot; Additional pairs of string are added as the diameter of the basket increases; Reinforced rim is wrapped in redbud; Design in red and green wool yarn and coot feathers consists of band of 6 open diamonds, mostly in red with black upper and lower portions and green centers. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 13.7, Max Diam = 31.5 | |