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Catalog Number

CAS 1983-0001-0016   CAS 1983-0001-0016; Basketry goblet
Category Basketry
Object Name Basketry goblet
Culture Klamath
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California, Oregon
County Modoc, CA, Klamath, OR
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Tule or bulrush (Scirpus acutus) stems; Cattail (Typha latifolia) leaves
Description Goblet shaped basket consisting of two round baskets of unequal size, joined by a constricted neck; Upper basket has flat base and rounded sides and is woven primarily in 2-strand twining with 3-strand twining on bases; Supplementary warps extend from base to form neck, then expand to form flaring sides of lower basket; Designs on both baskets and neck are plain brown concentric bands.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 19.0, Rim Diam = 14.0, Max Diam = 15.3