Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0013-0020 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Paiute, Sierra Miwok | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California, Nevada | |
| County | Calaveras, Tuolumne, Mariposa, Mono, CA, Douglas, Mineral, NV | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Sedge (Carex sp.) roots; Bracken fern (Pteridium sp.) roots | |
| Description | Round basket with flat base, curving sides, and high shoulder that tapers in toward rim; Coiled on 3-rod foundation; Designs on side include 2 vertical, checkered zigzag columns and 2 vertical lines flanked by stacked triangles; Primary motifs alternate with broken segments of 3 bands (lower one of open diamonds, central one of zigzag line, and upper band of checkered pattern). | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 15.9, Rim Diam = 18.8, Max Diam = 24.0 | |