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Catalog Number CAS 0538-0002A,B   CAS 0538-0002A,B; Basketry covered bottle with lid
Category Basketry
Object Name Basketry covered bottle with lid
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. late 1800s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Glass; Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Woodwardia fern (Woodwardia sp.) stems; Maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) stems
Description Brown glass spirits (?) bottle with basketry covering, woven primarily in plain twining with 3-strand twining on base; Design is in bear grass and woodwardia and maidenhair ferns and consists of 2 serrated-edged zigzag bands ("Tooth" or "Arrowhead" pattern) on sides (pattern is repeated on neck) and band of contiguous triangles just below shoulder (pattern repeated on lid).
Dimensions (cm) Height = 29.5, Rim Diam = 3.2, Max Diam = 9.6