| Catalog Number |
CAS 0570-0001 |
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| Category |
Basketry |
| Object Name |
Basket (unfinished) |
| Culture |
Achumawi or Atsugewi |
| Global Region |
North America |
| Country |
USA |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
California |
| County |
Modoc, Siskiyou, Shasta, Lassen |
| Other Geographic
Data |
unknown |
| Maker's Name |
Unknown |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. early 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 |
Basket in-progress with flat base and rounded sides; Upper portion of basket, including rim, is unfinished with ends of warp rods extending above woven portion; Woven primarily in 2-strand twining with 3-strand twining on base; Designs in full-twist overlay on side of basket consist of diagonal motif of very shallow stacked Z-shapes repeated 3 times and double diagonal zigzag. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Height = 34.3, Max Diam = 19.0 |