Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2003-0011-0005A-D | |
| Category | Basketry; Raw Materials | |
| Object Name | Basketry materials (dyed woodwardia fern stems) | |
| 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 | Woodwardia fern (Woodwardia sp.) stems | |
| Description | Four coiled bundles of woodwardia fern stems that have been split and dyed a rust brown color with alder bark, for use as a decorative overlay weft fiber by numerous California Indian basket weavers, particularly those in northwestern California; Each bundle is self-tied. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = A=4.9; B=5.6; C=5.0; D=5.6, Thickness = A=1.3; B=1.3; C=1.9; D=1.9, Length = A=9.4; B=7.6; C=9.1; D=11.0 | |