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Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0013-0006   CAS 1984-0013-0006; Miniature burden basket
Category Basketry
Object Name Miniature burden basket
Culture Pomo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California
County Mendocino, Sonoma, Lake
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture early to mid 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Conifer roots; Sedge (Carex sp.) roots; Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots
Description Miniature conical burden basket with pointed base and flaring sides; Woven primarily in plain twining with diagonal twining on base; Design is in split redbud and consists of 4 bands (1 with ticked edges, 1 of parallelograms, 1 double band of triangles [arrowhead pattern], and 1 double band of rectangles [deer back pattern]; 5th plain band just below rim is woven in conifer root.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 16.4, Max Diam = 18.0