Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2007-0009-0001 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Chumash | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California and Colorado | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | City: Fort Collins | |
| Maker's Name | Linda Aguilar | |
| Date of Manufacture | 2007 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Horsehair; Linen thread; Glass beads | |
| Description | Small round coiled basket with flat base and sides that rise up slightly from the base and then gradually taper in towards the round mouth; Basket is woven in an open coiled technique with widely spaced weft fibers of natural colored linen thread coiled around bundles of natural colored horse hair; Around the upper sides of the basket, tiny glass beads in light green, dark green, and dark brown are secured with selected weft fibers, forming four large contiguous triangular motifs; Small round abalone button with two drilled holes is sewn into center of basket on interior, presumably to serve as the basket start. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 6.1, Rim Diam = 5.2, Max Diam = 10.5 | |