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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 0516-0010   CAS 0516-0010; Basket
Category Basketry
Object Name Basket
Culture Mission
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California
County unknown
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Deer grass (Muhlenbergia rigens) stems; Sumac (Rhus sp.) stems; Juncus rush (Juncus sp.) stems
Description Large round cooking basket with flat base and tall, flaring sides; Woven in coiled technique over bundle foundation of grass stems; Design consists of wide bade around midsection that is woven of juncus and includes diagonal motifs formed by positioning new juncus stem in area of design to capture the deeper golden color at base of stems; Band is bordered above and below by black rectilinear zigzag band.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 30.0, Max Diam = 50.8