Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0013-0019 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Klamath | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California, Oregon | |
| County | Modoc, CA, Klamath, OR | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | late 1800s to early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Tule or bulrush (Scirpus acutus) stems; Cattail (Typha latifolia) leaves; Dyed porcupine quills | |
| Description | Large jar-shaped basket with flat base, slightly flared sides rising to pronounced shoulder, then rising vertically to wide mouth; Woven primarily in 2-strand twining with single row of 3-strand twining at juncture of base and side; Design is woven in 2-strand twining and secondarily in wrapped twining and consists of wide zigzag composed of stacked parallelograms in dyed tule; Each parallelogram contains small diamond in dyed (yellow) porcupine quills. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 19.7, Rim Diam = 17.5, Max Diam = ca. 23.0 | |