Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1994-0008-0008 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Burden basket | |
| 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. late 1800s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Native cordage | |
| Description | Round, conical burden basket with flat base woven in 3-strand twining and flaring sides woven entirely in plain twining except for single row of 3-strand twining just below rim; Designs done in half twist overlay consist of beading on lower half of basket and a wide negative vertical zigzag with serrated edges and bordered on sides with column of negative triangles around upper half; Rim is reinforced with rod placed on interior and tied with 2-ply, native cordage. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 35.0, Max Diam = 38.5 | |