Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2003-0011-0003 | |
| Category | Basketry; Raw Materials | |
| Object Name | Basketry materials (bear grass leaves) | |
| Culture | Hupa, Yurok | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
| County | Humboldt, Del Norte | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | LaVerne Glaze | |
| Date of Manufacture | 2003 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves | |
| Description | Bundle of sun-bleached bear grass leaves, to be used as secondary overlay weft material by numerous California Indian basket weavers, particularly throughout northern California; Bundle is tied with several strips of commercial red print fabric. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = ca. 5.0, Length = ca. 64.0 | |