Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0425-0013 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Klamath River | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
| County | Humboldt, Del Norte | |
| Other Geographic Data | Lower Klamath River area | |
| 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 | |
| Description | Large round storage basket with flat base and tall, inward-sloping sides; Woven primarily in 2-strand twining technique with 3-strand twining at the basket start, near outer perimeter of base, and on final two rows around rim; Designs are woven in half-twist overlay technique and consist of 5 diagonal motifs of stacked negative parallelograms with triangles at their ends (sharp tooth pattern), all rising from base to rim. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 43.0, Rim Diam = ca. 34.0, Max Diam = 49.0 | |