| Catalog Number |
CAS 0473-0016 |
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| Category |
Basketry; Raw Materials |
| Object Name |
Basketry materials (spruce root) |
| Culture |
Yurok / Karuk / Hupa |
| Global Region |
North America |
| Country |
USA |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
California |
| County |
Humboldt, Del Norte |
| Other Geographic
Data |
unknown |
| Maker's Name |
Vivien Hailstone (1913-2000) |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. mid 1970s |
| Collection Name |
N/A |
| Materials |
Spruce (Picea sp.) roots |
| Description |
Bundle of 8 lengths of varying width of spruce root, split from larger peeled root; Each length would be split again several times and sized before ready for use as weft fibers. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Width = ca. 9.0, Thickness = 0.6, Length = 47.1 |