Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0497-0002 | |
| 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 | N/A | |
| Materials | Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Bracken fern (Pteridium sp.) roots | |
| Description | Round basket with flat base and rounded, flaring sides; Coiled on 3-rod foundation; Designs in bracken fern root consist of narrow vertical columns of stacked triangles arranged in 4 groups of 3 (extending from lower sides to rim) and 2 single columns (extending from midlevel of sides to rim). | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 11.1, Max Diam = 20.4 | |