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Catalog Number

CAS 1983-0001-0008   CAS 1983-0001-0008; Basket
Category Basketry
Object Name Basket
Culture Yokuts
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California
County Kern, Tulare, Kings, Fresno
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Deer grass (Muhlenbergia rigens) stems; Sedge (Carex sp.) roots; Bracken fern (Pteridium sp.) roots; Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots; California quail (Callipepla californica) top knot and woodpecker feathers
Description Round, jar-shaped, bottleneck basket with flat base, flaring sides, high flat shoulder, and short neck; Coiled on bundle foundation; designs are in redbud and dyed bracken fern roots and consist of 3 bands (2 on sides and 1 on shoulder) of diamonds and triangles (rattlesnake pattern) and 5 black vertical zigzags on neck; Black quail topknot feathers and red woodpecker feathers decorate edge of shoulder.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 15.0, Rim Diam = 11.0, Max Diam = 26.0