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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 1983-0001-0017   CAS 1983-0001-0017; Basket
Category Basketry
Object Name Basket
Culture Tubatulabal
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California
County Tulare, Inyo
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Deer grass (Muhlenbergia rigens) stems; Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Devil's claw (Martynia sp.) pods; Tree yucca [Joshua tree] (Yucca brevifolia) roots
Description Round, jar-shaped, bottleneck basket with flat base, curved sides, high and broad shoulder, and short neck; Woven over bundle foundation; Design is in devil's claw and yucca root and consists of 3 serrated-edged triangular motifs outlined in black on lower sides (arrow quiver pattern), double zigzag band (dragonfly pattern) and cross motifs on upper sides, band of crosses on shoulder, and plain band on rim.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 11.7, Rim Diam = 9.8, Max Diam = 16.3