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Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0761
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket
Culture	Pomo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	California
County	Lake
Other Geographic Data	Mission Lakeport area
Maker's Name	Unknown (probably the same weaver as CAS 0370-0819)
Date of Manufacture	early 1900s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Sedge (Carex sp.) roots; Bulrush (Scirpus sp.) roots; Acorn woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) feathers; California quail (Callipepla californica) top knot feathers
Description	Oval basket with flat base and rounded sides that taper in at rim; Coiled on 3-rod foundation; Designs in dyed bulrush include 4 motifs of stacked terraced diamonds (1 small, 1 large) beginning on base and extending up to rim; Design identified as a snake design by noted Pomo basketweaver, Mabel Mckay; Red woodpecker feathers and black quail topknot feathers decorate upper sides. [In 1977 Pomo basketweaver Mable McKay identified this design as the â€œsnakeâ€ design, inspired by a dream. She also attributed this basket to the Mission Lakeport area, and thought it was probably woven by the same person who wove CAS 0370-0819.]
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 4.1, Width = 8.5, Rim Diam = 11.2, Length = 13.8

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0762
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket
Culture	Pomo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	California
County	Mendocino, Sonoma, Lake
Other Geographic Data	Long Valley area
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	early 1900s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Sedge (Carex sp.) roots; Bulrush (Scirpus sp.) roots; Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots; California quail (Callipepla californica) top knot feathers
Description	Round basket with wide flat base and rounded sides that curve inward toward rim; Woven in coiling technique on 3-rod foundation; Designs include 4 small crosses on base, very wide zigzag band with slender serrated edges encircling side of basket and extending from base to rim (lightning pattern), and alternating dark and light segments around rim; Black quail topknot feathers are randomly placed around upper sides of basket and around rim. [In 1977 Pomo basketweaver Mable McKay identified this design as the â€œLightingâ€ design. She also attributed this basket to the Long Valley area.]
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 8.1, Rim Diam = 12.5, Max Diam = 18.4

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0763
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket
Culture	Eastern Mono
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	California
County	Mono, Inyo
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	early 1900s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Bracken fern (Pteridium sp.) roots
Description	Round basket with flat base and rounded sides, sloping inward slightly toward rim; Coiled on 3-rod foundation; Designs are in dyed bracken fern roots and consist of 3 parallel and contiguous bands, each one containing solid triangles that are alternately pendant from upper and lower framing lines. [In 1980, basket specialist, Bruce Bernstein (Wheelwright Museum, National Museum of the American Indian) identified this as a Miwok basket, on the basis of its trimmed ends.]
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 10.1, Rim Diam = 15.5, Max Diam = 18.1

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0764
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket
Culture	Pomo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	California
County	Mendocino
Other Geographic Data	Ukiah area
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	early 1900s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Sedge (Carex sp.) roots; Bulrush (Scirpus sp.) roots; Acorn woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) feathers; Clam shell (Saxidomus nutalli) beads
Description	Small round basket with wide flat base and rounded sides that curve inward toward rim; Woven in coiling technique over 3-rod foundation; Designs include radiating sun burst pattern on base, 9 quail topknot feather motifs arranged in 2 rows around sides, and series of alternating dark and light segments around rim; Shell disk bead is tied to rim atop each dark segment in the final coil and entire side of basket is decorated with red acorn woodpecker feather placed approx. every 0.5 cm. [In 1977 Pomo basketweaver Mable McKay attributed this basket to the Ukiah area.]
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 6.0, Rim Diam = 9.6, Max Diam = 14.6

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0765
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket
Culture	Paiute or Washoe
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	California, Nevada
County	Placer, El Dorado, CA, Carson, Douglas, Washoe, NV
Other Geographic Data	Lake Tahoe area
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. early 1900s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Bracken fern (Pteridium sp.) roots
Description	Round basket with flat base and rounded sides that curve inward slightly toward rim; Woven in spaced coiling technique on sing rod foundation; Design consists of 2 parallel bands around side of basket, both woven in dyed (black) bracken fern root.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 9.7, Rim Diam = 23.8, Max Diam = 24.8

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0766
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket
Culture	Washoe
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	California, Nevada
County	Placer, El Dorado, CA, Carson, Douglas, Washoe, NV
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	early 1900s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Bracken fern (Pteridium sp.) roots
Description	Round basket with flat base and flaring sides; Coiled on 3-rod foundation; Designs are in bracken fern root and consist of 6 geometric motifs (motif repeated 3 times in 2 groups), each motif with a central black diamond with 2 negative and 2 positive triangles both above and below it; Central motif in each group has additional pair of positive triangles below it.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 13.2, Max Diam = 27.8

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0767
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket
Culture	Tohono Oâ€™odham (Papago)
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Arizona
County	Pima
Other Geographic Data	Area to south and southwest of Tucson
Maker's Name	Unknown (same weaver as 0370-0768 and 0370-0769)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1950s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Bear grass (Nolina erumpens) stems; Yucca (Yucca sp.) leaves; Devil's claw (Martynia sp.) pods
Description	Small round plate with flat base and very shallow vertical sides, woven in coiled technique over bundle foundation; Warp material is bear grass stems and primary weft material is sun bleached yucca leaves; Design is woven of black devil's claw pods and consists of single owl motif with outstretched wings on the basket's base; Owl's eyes are woven of yucca leaves in an overstitch technique; Rim is completed in with pattern of contiguous "X's" woven of black devil's claw pods in an overstitch technique.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 1.7, Max Diam = 11.5

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0768
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket
Culture	Tohono Oâ€™odham (Papago)
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Arizona
County	Pima
Other Geographic Data	Area to south and southwest of Tucson
Maker's Name	Unknown (same weaver as 0370-0767 and 0370-0769)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1950s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Bear grass (Nolina erumpens) stems; Yucca (Yucca sp.) leaves; Devil's claw (Martynia sp.) pods
Description	Small round plate with flat base and very shallow vertical sides, woven in coiled technique over bundle foundation; Warp material is bear grass stems and primary weft material is sun bleached yucca leaves; Design is woven of black devil's claw pods and consists of single owl motif with outstretched wings on the basket's base; Owl's eyes are woven of yucca leaves in an overstitch technique; Rim is completed in with pattern of contiguous "X's" woven of black devil's claw pods in an overstitch technique.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 1.7, Max Diam = 11.5

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0769
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket
Culture	Tohono Oâ€™odham (Papago)
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Arizona
County	Pima
Other Geographic Data	Area to south and southwest of Tucson
Maker's Name	Unknown (same weaver as 0370-0767 and 0370-0768)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1950s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Bear grass (Nolina erumpens) stems; Yucca (Yucca sp.) leaves; Devil's claw (Martynia sp.) pods
Description	Small round plate with flat base and very shallow vertical sides, woven in coiled technique over bundle foundation; Warp material is bear grass stems and primary weft material is sun bleached yucca leaves; Design is woven of black devil's claw pods and consists of single owl motif with outstretched wings on the basket's base; Owl's eyes are woven of yucca leaves in an overstitch technique; Rim is completed in with pattern of contiguous "X's" woven of black devil's claw pods in an overstitch technique.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 2.1, Max Diam = 11.7

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0770A,B
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Effigy basket with lid (alligator)
Culture	Coushatta
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, or Texas
County
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1940
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Pine (Pinus sp.) needles and cone scales; Raffia grass leaves; Aniline dyes
Description	Elongated basket in the form of an alligator in walking position, woven entirely in open-spaced coiled technique over a bundle foundation; Warp material is pine needles and primary weft material is undyed raffia grass leaves; Alligator's body is oval-shaped and constitutes the actual "basket" with a flat base and vertical sides; Separate open-ended (at one end only) oval shaped basket is attached to one end of body in inverted position to form the animal's tail; Two separate and very shallow, open-ended (on one end only) are also attached to opposite end of the body, forming the head and hinged jaws of the alligator; Four separate coil-wrapped legs and feet are attached to sides of the body; Separate oval lid with interior lip fits into back cavity of alligator's body; Upper side of neck, body (including lid), and tail are covered with overlapping individual pine cone scales to represent the alligator's skin texture; Eyes and interior of mouth are woven of dyed red raffia grass leaves.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 3.8, Width = 5.2, Length = 23.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0771
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Winnowing basket
Culture	Paiute
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Nevada
County
Other Geographic Data	Community: Walker River
Maker's Name	Julia Williams
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1940s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Willow (Salix sp.) shoots and roots; Wire
Description	Scoop shaped winnowing basket with heavy wire rim; Shallow basket expands outward from its tapered proximal end to its maximum width before tapering inward again near the distal end which is squared off; Basket is woven entirely in openwork, plain twining and is completely undecorated.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 5.6, Width = 29.3, Length = 37.5

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0772
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket
Culture	Thompson or Fraser River Salish
Global Region	North America
Country	Canada
State/Prov./Dist.	British Columbia
County
Other Geographic Data	Thompson and/or Fraser River areas
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1900-1920
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Western red cedar (Thuja plicata) splints and roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Cherry (Prunus emarginata) bark
Description	Small but deep oval basket with flat base and flaring sides, woven in coiled technique over a bundle foundation; Warp material is cedar splints and primary weft material is cedar roots; Designs are woven in imbrication technique, and consists of 5 rows of 4 widely spaced parallelograms each on exterior sides of basket, with each motif comprising diagonal columns of undyed and dyed (tan) bear grass leaves and mud-dyed (black) cherry bark.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 10.1, Max Diam = 20.6

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0773
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket
Culture	Eastern Cherokee
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	North Carolina
County	unknown
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1940s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	River cane (Arundinaria gigantea) stalks; Vegetal (walnut and bloodroot) dyes
Description	Square basket with flat base and vertical sides rising to a wide, nearly round mouth; Woven entirely in plaiting technique (3/3) and in double weave; Warp and weft material are equal-sized split cane shoots; Warp and weft fibers are bent out and down at rim and then weaving is resumed to form exterior layer of basket; Design consists of alternating blocks of light and dark colors accomplished by combining natural tan cane strips with walnut-dyed black strips and bloodroot-dyed orange strips, which appears to divide interior base into triangular quadrants that are overlaid by a pattern of concentric squares.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 10.4, Max Diam = 20.3

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0774
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket
Culture	Pomo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	California
County	Lake
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	early 1900s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Sedge (Carex sp.) roots; Bulrush (Scirpus sp.) roots; Glass seed beads; California quail (Callipepla californica) top knot feathers
Description	Round basket with flat base and rounded sides that taper in at rim; Coiled on 3-rod foundation; Designs in dyed bulrush include 3 checker-outlined triangles on base and 3 bands of positive and negative triangles around sides; Negative triangles on sides are decorated with even spaced multi-colored seed beads; Center band of negative triangles is decorated with quail top knot feathers. [In 1977 Pomo basketweaver Mable McKay, attributed this basket to the Lake County area.]
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 7.7, Rim Diam = 10.1, Max Diam = 16.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0775A,B
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basketry covered bottle with lid
Culture	Klamath River
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	California
County	Humboldt, Del Norte, Siskiyou
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. late 1800s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Glass; Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) Woodwardia fern (Woodwardia sp.) stems
Description	Green whiskey (?) bottle with basketry wrapping, woven primarily in plain twining with 3-strand twining on base and shoulder; Design is in dyed and natural bear grass and woodwardia fern in half-twist overlay and includes whirling 7-point star on base and alternating checkered and plain bands on sides; Design on lid consists of 3 plain bands in woodwardia fern.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 26.8, Rim Diam = 3.6, Max Diam = 10.1

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0777
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket
Culture	Pomo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	California
County	Lake
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	early 1900s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Sedge (Carex sp.) roots; Bulrush (Scirpus sp.) roots; Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots
Description	Round basket with flat base and rounded sides tapering inward toward rim, forming wide mouth; Woven in 3-rod coil; Design is in redbud and dyed bulrush and consists of plain band on base (redbud) and diagonal band with hooked rectangles (quail topknot pattern) flanked by diagonally stacked triangles, all repeated 3 times (quail topknot motif repeated 4 times) on sides. [In 1977 Pomo basketweaver Mable McKay attributed this basket to the Lake County area.]
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 11.5, Rim Diam = 15.7, Max Diam = 23.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0778
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket
Culture	Chilkotin Salish
Global Region	North America
Country	Canada
State/Prov./Dist.	British Columbia
County
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. late 1800s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Cedar (Cedrus sp.) splints; Cedar roots; Cherry bark; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves
Description	Rectangular basket with flat base and deep, flaring sides, woven in coiling technique over cedar splints; Primary weft material is cedar roots; Designs are woven in imbrication technique, using natural straw-colored bear grass as the background and natural red cherry bark for actual designs; Designs consist of a band of rectangular units around lower sides, two bands of probable horses around mid-section, and band of triangles pendant from rim.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 23.7, Width = 22.3, Length = 32.4

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0779
Category	Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry
Object Name	Hat
Culture	Achumawi
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	California
County	Modoc, Siskiyou, Shasta, Lassen
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. early 1900s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) stems; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves
Description	Round womanâ€™s hat with flat base and flaring sides; Woven in 2-strand twining with single row of lattice twining at junction of base and sides and single row of 3-strand twining around rim; Designs are in maidenhair fern in full-twist overlay stitch and consist of 2 concentric dashed bands on base and 5 vertical columns of stacked parallelograms on sides, all on background of bear grass.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 12.2, Max Diam = 20.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0780
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket
Culture	Panamint Shoshone (Timbisha Shoshone)
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Nevada
County	Inyo
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1920-1930
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Bulrush (Scirpus sp.) roots; Tree yucca [Joshua tree] (Yucca brevifolia) roots
Description	Round basket with flat base and flaring sides; Woven on 3-rod coil; Design is in bulrush roots and tree yucca roots and consists of 3 bands, each containing one or more registers of geometrics (triangles, diamonds, "V" shapes, and zigzags) extending from lower sides to rim; 5 areas of light and dark ticking decorate the rim.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 13.2, Max Diam = 32.3

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0781
Category	Basketry; Vessels
Object Name	Basket water jar
Culture	Paiute
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	California, Nevada
County	Mono, Inyo, San Bernardino, CA, Douglas, Mineral, NV
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	early 1900s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Aniline dyes; Native cordage
Description	Water jar basket with flat base, high tapering shoulder and short, narrow neck; Woven primarily in diagonal twining with 3-strand twining on base; Rim is coil-wrapped; 2 shoulder handles of 4 loops of 2-ply native cordage are joined by single length of cordage; Designs on basket consists of 3 bands of dyed red willow on natural willow background, all on spring-peeled willow background.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 20.5, Rim Diam = 3.6, Max Diam = 15.1

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