| Catalog Number |
CAS 0425-0074C |
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| Category |
Basketry; Raw Materials |
| Object Name |
Basketry materials (spruce roots) |
| Culture |
Tolowa |
| Global Region |
North America |
| Country |
USA |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
California |
| County |
Humboldt, Del Norte, Siskiyou |
| Other Geographic
Data |
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| Maker's Name |
Bernice Humphrey |
| Date of Manufacture |
1976 |
| Collection Name |
N/A |
| Materials |
Spruce (Picea sp.) roots |
| Description |
Bundle of approximately 20 to 25 finely split spruce roots of varying lengths; Used as weft fibers in twined baskets by basket weavers of several Northern California tribes; These examples are left from an unfinished Klamath River hat (CAS 0425-0074A) commissioned by CAS staff. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Max Diam = 2.1, Length = ca. 30.0 |