Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1997-0004-0001 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Klamath | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Oregon | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1920s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Tule or bulrush (Scirpus acutus) stems; Bulrush (Scirpus sp.) roots | |
| Description | Round basket with flat base, expanded midsection, and short wide neck; Primary weaving technique is 2-strand twining with several rows of 3-strand twining on base and just below rim; Design includes star pattern on base and band of negative parallelograms around midsection; Weaving technique for designs is 2-strand and wrapped twining; Warp fibers are folded over at rim and bound under in final rows of twining; Weft fibers of designs are clipped on interior. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 11.5, Rim Diam = ca. 17.5, Max Diam = 19.5 | |