Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0473-0021 | |
| Category | Basketry; Raw Materials | |
| Object Name | Basketry materials (dyed quills) | |
| 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 | Porcupine quills | |
| Description | Approx. 80 to 90 porcupine quills dyed yellow with wolf moss or tree lichen; Used by basket weavers of several Northern California tribes as a decorative overlay weft fiber. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 0.2, Length = 5.5 | |