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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 1983-0001-0015   CAS 1983-0001-0015; Basket
Category Basketry
Object Name Basket
Culture Western Mono or Yokuts
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California
County Madera, Kern, Tulare, Kings, Fresno
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots
Description Deep, round storage basket with flat base and vertical sides; Woven primarily in diagonal twining with plain twining on base and 2 rows of coiling around rim; Design is in redbud in diagonal twining and consists of 3 paired bands and 1 wider band on sides of basket; Lower coiled band on rim is woven entirely in redbud and upper coil includes two segments woven in redbud.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 21.1, Rim Diam = 22.5, Max Diam = 23.3