| Catalog Number |
CAS 0121-0001 |
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| Category |
Basketry |
| Object Name |
Burden basket |
| Culture |
Wailaki |
| Global Region |
North America |
| Country |
USA |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
California |
| County |
Lake |
| Other Geographic
Data |
unknown |
| Maker's Name |
Unknown |
| Date of Manufacture |
late 1800s |
| Collection Name |
N/A |
| Materials |
Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Leather |
| Description |
Conical shaped burden basket with flaring sides; Woven primarily in 2-strand twining with 3-strand twining on lower sides and 2 rows of lattice twining on lower interior; Reinforcing rod on interior of rim is coil-wrapped; Weft fibers on basket start are leather; Designs in bear grass in full-twist overlay and include multi-lined zigzag bands on side and band of diamonds just below rim. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Height = ca. 42.0, Max Diam = 46.8 |