Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2004-0002-0001 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Klamath River | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
| County | Humboldt, Del Norte, Siskiyou | |
| Other Geographic Data | Klamath River area | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1900-1920 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Peeled hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Raffia grass leaves | |
| Description | Very large round Klamath-River style twined storage basket with flat base and very slightly rounded sides; Basket is woven almost entirely in plain 2-strand twining, with several rows of 3-strand twining on base and at junction of base and sides for added structural support; Pair of reinforcing rods are placed on interior of base and single reinforcing rod encircles side of basket on interior at midlevel height for additional support; Primary warp material is probably peeled hazel sticks and primary weft material is conifer roots; Designs are woven in half-twist overlay technique, using natural bear grass leaves as the secondary weft material, and include a positive zigzag circle on interior base; A negative motif of a diagonal zigzag line flanked by negative triangles (woven of conifer roots on background of bear grass leaves) is repeated 5 times around sides of basket, flanked above and below by band of negative contiguous triangles. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = ca. 34.0, Max Diam = ca. 66.0 | |