Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1983-0001-0011 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Achumawi | |
| 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 | early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves | |
| Description | Round basket with flat base, low shoulder, and gently in-curved sides; Woven primarily in 2-strand twining with 3-strand twining on base and around rim; Designs are in maidenhair fern in full-twist overlay and consist of geometric motif of triangles (possible variation of wolf's eye pattern) repeated 4 times on sides and dashed line around rim, all on background of bear grass. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 11.1, Rim Diam = 13.5, Max Diam = 17.2 | |