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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0013-0017   CAS 1984-0013-0017; Basket
Category Basketry
Object Name Basket
Culture Western Mono
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California, Nevada
County Madera, Fresno, CA
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1920-1940
Collection Name N/A
Materials Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots
Description Round storage basket with flat base and vertical sides; Woven primarily in diagonal twining with 3-strand twining on base; Warp rods (bent under at rim) and reinforcing rod around rim are coil-wrapped; Design is in redbud and consists of 3 parallel bands that alternate the dark (exterior) and light (interior) surfaces of split redbud weft; Final rim coil is woven entirely in redbud.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 15.9, Max Diam = 26.7