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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0011-0002   CAS 1984-0011-0002; Basket
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 late 1800s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots
Description Round basket with flat base, lower body that flares to midlevel shoulder, and inward curving upper sides; Woven primarily in 2-strand twining with 3-strand twining on entire base; Designs on sides are in full-twist overlay and consist of large open, composite diamond motif comprising both positive and negative elements, repeated 4 times.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 21.5, Rim Diam = 26.5, Max Diam = 34.5