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Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0426A,B   CAS 0005-0426A,B; Basket with lid
Category Basketry
Object Name Basket with lid
Culture Inupiat
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County unknown
Other Geographic Data North Coastal region
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1920
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Baleen; Ivory
Description Round basket with flat base, vertical sides, and inward-sloping rim, woven entirely in single rod coiling technique with closely spaced narrow wefts; Basket start on base is round flat ivory disk with drilled holes around its perimeter; Warp and weft material is split baleen strips; Corresponding round lid is very shallowly peaked in cross-section and has a short lip inside that fits inside the mouth of the basket; Start of lid is a round flat ivory disk, similar to the basket, except that it also has a short conical knob handle on the exterior.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 4.7, Rim Diam = 6.0, Max Diam = 7.5

Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0427A,B   CAS 0005-0427A,B; Basket with lid
Category Basketry
Object Name Basket with lid
Culture Inupiat
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County North Slope
Other Geographic Data Point Barrow region
Maker's Name Kinguktuk (1871-1941) (attributed by Molly Lee)
Date of Manufacture ca. 1920
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Baleen; Ivory
Description Round basket with flat base, rounded sides and in-curved rim, woven entirely in single rod coiling technique, using closely spaced narrow weft fibers; Basket start is a very small round flat ivory disk with drilled holes around its perimeter; Warp and weft fibers are both split baleen strips; Corresponding round lid also has larger flat round ivory disk starter piece and is woven in similar technique to the basket; Lid is slightly rounded in cross-section, and has short lip on interior that fits inside mouth of basket; Both basket and lid are undecorated.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 14.0, Rim Diam = 8.7, Max Diam = 18.3

Catalog Number

 CAS 0017-0004   CAS 0017-0004; Basket
Category Basketry
Object Name Basket
Culture Wintu
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California
County unknown
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. late 1800s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) or willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Conifer roots; Woodwardia fern (Woodwardia sp.) stems; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves
Description Very large round cooking basket with flat base and nearly vertical sides; Woven primarily in 2-strand twining with 3-strand twining on base and single row of 3-strand twining near rim; Designs are in dyed woodwardia fern in full-twist overlay and consist of 2 bands of large triangular units with smaller triangles on two sides of each larger one, and 2 narrow, plain bands just below rim, all on background of undyed bear grass leaves that are also woven in full-twist overlay technique.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 28.7, Max Diam = ca. 39.5

Catalog Number

 CAS 0017-0005   CAS 0017-0005; Hat
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry
Object Name Hat
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. early to mid 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Woodwardia fern (Woodwardia sp.) stems
Description Hemispherical woman's hat with flat base and curved sides; Woven primarily in plain twining with 3-strand twining on base and near rim; Design is in bear grass and woodwardia fern and is divided into 3 registers; Plain bands and bands of geometrics decorate crown; Middle register shows 6 triangles flanked by smaller ones; Rim register has band of small triangles and pairs of small rectangles (?).
Dimensions (cm) Height = 7.8, Max Diam = 16.0

Catalog Number

 CAS 0017-0006   CAS 0017-0006; Hat
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry
Object Name Hat
Culture Klamath River or Karuk
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. early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Woodwardia fern (Woodwardia sp.) stems; Maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) stems
Description Hemispherical woman's hat with flat base and curved sides; Woven primarily in plain twining with 3-strand twining on base and lattice twining on base and near rim; Design is in bear grass and woodwardia and maidenhair fern and is divided into 3 registers; Tri-lobed geometric decorates crown; Middle and rim registers show 4 units of parallelograms with linear bands between units.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 8.8, Max Diam = 18.5

Catalog Number

 CAS 0018-0019A,B   CAS 0018-0019A,B; Basket with lid
Category Basketry
Object Name Basket with lid
Culture
Global Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Country Kenya or Tanzania
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Palm leaves
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 10.8, Max Diam = 7.9

Catalog Number

 CAS 0018-0023   CAS 0018-0023; Basket with lid
Category Basketry
Object Name Basket with lid
Culture
Global Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Country Kenya or Tanzania
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Palm leaves
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 6.7, Max Diam = 6.3

Catalog Number

 CAS 0018-0025A,B   CAS 0018-0025A,B; Box with lid
Category Basketry
Object Name Box with lid
Culture
Global Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Country Kenya?
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Straw
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 9.5, Max Diam = 7.3

Catalog Number

 CAS 0018-0100A,B   CAS 0018-0100A,B; Basket with lid
Category Basketry
Object Name Basket with lid
Culture
Global Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Country Sudan?
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Vegetable fiber
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 36.4, Max Diam = 26.0

Catalog Number

 CAS 0018-0102A,B   CAS 0018-0102A,B; Basket with lid
Category Basketry
Object Name Basket with lid
Culture
Global Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Country Sudan
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Vegetable fiber
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 26.7, Max Diam = 21.6

Catalog Number

 CAS 0018-0111A,B   CAS 0018-0111A,B; Basket with lid
Category Basketry
Object Name Basket with lid
Culture Swahili
Global Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Country Kenya or Tanzania
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data East African coast and Gulf
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Vegetable material
Description Basket used to store bread known as mofa; Bread is baked from corn or millet.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 14.0, Max Diam = 24.0
Catalog Number CAS 0018-0114   CAS 0018-0114; Fan
Category Basketry; Tools & Implements
Object Name Fan
Culture Arab
Global Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Country Zanzibar (Tanzania) or Comoro Islands?
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data East African coast
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Palm leaves
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 16.3, Thickness = 1.5, Length = 40.3

Catalog Number

 CAS 0018-0118   CAS 0018-0118; Basket
Category Basketry
Object Name Basket
Culture
Global Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Country Uganda
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Lake Victoria, Nyanza
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Vegetable fiber
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 12.1, Rim Diam = 5.1, Max Diam = 6.4

Catalog Number

 CAS 0018-0125A,B   CAS 0018-0125A,B; Basket with lid
Category Basketry
Object Name Basket with lid
Culture Swahili
Global Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Country Kenya or Tanzania
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data East African coast and Gulf
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Palm fiber
Description Basket used to store bread known as mofa; Bread is baked from corn or millet.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 8.9, Max Diam = 17.8

Catalog Number

 CAS 0018-0126A,B   CAS 0018-0126A,B; Basket with lid
Category Basketry
Object Name Basket with lid
Culture Swahili
Global Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Country Kenya
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Palm fiber
Description Basket used to store bread known as mofa; Bread is baked from corn or millet.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 12.7, Max Diam = 24.1

Catalog Number

 CAS 0018-0127   CAS 0018-0127; Basket
Category Basketry
Object Name Basket
Culture
Global Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Country Sudan
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Vegetable fiber
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 4.4, Max Diam = 44.5

Catalog Number

 CAS 0018-0140   CAS 0018-0140; Belt
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry
Object Name Belt
Culture Pokemo
Global Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Country Kenya
State/Prov./Dist. Tana River District
County
Other Geographic Data Along Tana River
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Doom palm leaves
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 7.6, Thickness = 0.1, Length = ca. 400.0

Catalog Number

 CAS 0018-0142   CAS 0018-0142; Bag
Category Basketry
Object Name Bag
Culture unknown
Global Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Country Kenya
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Coconut palm leaves
Description Bag made for tourist trade.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 9.8, Thickness = 2.6, Length = 12.8

Catalog Number

 CAS 0018-0148   CAS 0018-0148; Belt
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry
Object Name Belt
Culture Pokemo
Global Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Country Kenya
State/Prov./Dist. Tana River District
County
Other Geographic Data Along Tana River
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Doom palm leaves
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 8.9, Thickness = 0.1, Length = 116.8

Catalog Number

 CAS 0018-0151   CAS 0018-0151; Food cover
Category Basketry; Tools & Implements
Object Name Food cover
Culture Swahili
Global Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Country Zanzibar (Tanzania) or Comoro Islands?
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data East African coast
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Vegetable fiber
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = ca. 23.0, Max Diam = ca. 25.5
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