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Catalog Number

CAS 0091-0037   CAS 0091-0037; Burden basket
Category Basketry
Object Name Burden basket
Culture Modoc
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California
County Modoc, Siskiyou
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Tule or bulrush (Scirpus acutus) stems; Cattail (Typha latifolia) leaves; Nettle (Urtica dioica) stems; Maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) stems
Description Conical burden basket woven in 2-strand twining with single row of 3-strand twining just below rim; Warp ends are folded over at rim and bound into final row of twining; Designs are in full-twist overlay and include 3 diagonal columns of stacked parallelograms with small open diamond and cross motifs in intervening spaces.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 17.6, Max Diam = ca. 20.0