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Catalog Number |
CAS 1994-0008-0005A,B | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket with lid | |
| Culture | Klamath River | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
| County | Humboldt, Del Norte, Siskiyou | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Cotton string; Commercial cloth | |
| Description | Round basket with flat bottom and inward curving sides and bowl-shaped lid; Woven primarily in plain, open twining with single row of 3-strand twining on base; Rim of basket and lid are wrapped in alternating segments of bear grass and conifer root; Bail handle made of cloth bundle wrapped with conifer root is attached on upper sides; Small latch of wrapped hazel shoots is just below rim. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 14.0, Rim Diam = 13.5, Max Diam = 21.4 | |