Catalog Number |
CAS 0464-0006 | |
Category | Basketry | |
Object Name | Basket | |
Culture | Maidu | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
County | Plumas, Lassen | |
Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | early 1900s | |
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Big leaf maple (Acer macrophyllum) shoots; Bracken fern (Pteridium sp.) roots; Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots | |
Description | Round basket with flat base and curved sides, sloping inward toward rim; Woven on 3-rod coil; Design is in redbud and dyed bracken fern roots and consists of 4 small tick marks on base and 2 parallel, undulating bands on sides, each made up of diagonally stacked parallelograms with pendant triangles (arrow head pattern). | |
Dimensions (cm) | Height = 10.5, Rim Diam = 16.0, Max Diam = 19.2 |