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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0013-0005   CAS 1984-0013-0005; Basket
Category Basketry
Object Name Basket
Culture Yokuts
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California
County Kern, Tulare, Kings, Fresno
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1920-1940
Collection Name N/A
Materials Deer grass (Muhlenbergia rigens) stems; Sedge (Carex sp.) roots; Bracken fern (Pteridium sp.) roots; Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots
Description Round basket with flat base and flaring sides; Coiled on bundle foundation in spaced-stitch technique; Designs are in redbud and dyed bracken fern roots and include band of black triangles (alternately point up and down) on base, 3 parallel, single-coil bands on lower sides (2 in black and 1 in red), and band of black triangles (alternately pointing up and down) around upper side.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 8.1, Max Diam = 17.9