Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2006-0012-0001 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Washoe | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
| County | El Dorado, Placer | |
| Other Geographic Data | Lake Tahoe area | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1920s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Sumac (?) (Rhus sp.) shoots; Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Aniline (?) dyes | |
| Description | Deep round basket with flat base and slightly flared sides, probably made in imitation of a waste basket; Basket start is crossed warps and entire base and first few rows on lower sides are woven in three-strand twining technique, using sumac (?) or willow (?) shoots for the warp and peeled and split willow shoots for the weft; Sides of basket are woven entirely in diagonal twining technique; Designs are woven of dyed willow shoots and consist of a wide plain band around the lowermost sides, followed by a double band of opposing triangles, (both in an indeterminate color [possibly blue or gray] now faded to dark brown), a single band of black chevrons at midlevel height, and a second band of opposing triangles in the same color as the lower band; Final few centimeters of warps are exposed at rim and clipped, except for every third warp rod which is bent over and included in a final row of twining; Single reinforcing rod is lashed along rim in widely spaced coiled stitch, with its ends overlapping slightly. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 29.4, Max Diam = 36.5 | |