Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2011-0001-0003 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Klamath | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
| County | Modoc, CA, Klamath, OR | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1920s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Warp: Tule (Scirpus acutus) stems; Weft: cattail (Typha latifolia) stems | |
| Description | Small round basket with flat base, short pedestal-like lower sides that then become rounded and flare outward as they rise vertically, flaring out again slightly at the rim; Warp material is tule stems; Primary weft material is cattail stems; Secondary weft material is dyed cattail stems; Basket start is crossed warps; Basket is woven almost entirely in plain twining technique, except for two single rows of three-strand twining on the lower sides; Work face is exterior of basket and weaving is done in clockwise direction with slant of twining down and to the right; Design includes several rows that are solid dark blue (possibly black originally) that form a band on the base and a second band of dyed dark brown fibers, also on the base; Two parallel bands of medium brown fibers encircle the sides of the basket; Warp fibers are plied together in pairs at rim, then three paired plies are looped back to form loops and secured in the weft. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = ca. 8.0, Max Diam = ca. 14.0 | |