Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0538-0001 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| 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 | early to mid 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) stems | |
| Description | Round basket with flat base and vertical sides; Woven primarily in 2-strand twining with 3-strand twining at basket start and at junction of base and sides and 2 rows of lattice twining around mid-section of sides; Crossed warps in upper 2 cm (just below rim) are open before final two rows of twining; Rim is reinforced with rod and coil-wrapped in bear grass; Design band on side is woven in half-twist overlay and includes pairs of truncated, stacked triangles in bear grass, alternating with light and dark vertical columns. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 9.5, Max Diam = 19.0 | |