Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0548-0001 | |
| 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 very rounded sides that taper inward slightly at rim; Coiled on 3-rod foundation; designs in bracken fern root consist of a continuous band of alternating large and small (4 of each) "V" shapes composed of diagonally stacked triangles. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 12.6, Rim Diam = 22.0, Max Diam = 25.8 | |