Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0399-0008 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Western Mono | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
| County | Madera, Fresno | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Deer grass (Muhlenbergia rigens) stems; Sedge (Carex sp.) roots; Bracken fern (Pteridium sp.) roots; Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots | |
| Description | Round mush boiler basket with flat base and flaring sides; Woven over bundle foundation; Designs are in bracken fern roots and redbud and consist of 2 parallel bands on sides of basket, comprising contiguous terraced diamond shapes with central cross shape in center of each diamond. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 15.3, Max Diam = 31.2 | |