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Catalog Number

CAS 0516-0011   CAS 0516-0011; Winnowing basket
Category Basketry
Object Name Winnowing basket
Culture Pomo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California
County Mendocino, Sonoma, Lake
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Sedge (Carex sp.) roots; Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots
Description Round winnowing basket with rounded base and flaring sides; Woven primarily in plain twining with diagonal twining on base, 3-strand twining on base and rim, and 4 bands of lattice twining on sides; Design is in split redbud in plain twining and includes plain band on base and 2 design bands of triangles on sides.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 10.5, Max Diam = 49.0