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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 1990-0001-0095   CAS 1990-0001-0095; Basket
Category Basketry
Object Name Basket
Culture Paiute
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Nevada
County Mineral
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Irene Cline
Date of Manufacture ca. 1950s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Thread; Seed beads
Description Round basket with flat base and curving sides that that taper inward to wide mouth; Woven entirely in coiled technique over single rod foundation; Entire exterior covered with sewn seed beads with a design of black rectilinear zigzags and diagonal bands of orange triangles (both on white background) that spiral alternately from the base to the rim.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 4.5, Rim Diam = 7.1, Max Diam = 8.1