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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0013-0036   CAS 1984-0013-0036; Basket
Category Basketry
Object Name Basket
Culture Western Mono or Yokuts
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California, Nevada
County Madera, Fresno, Tulare, CA
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots
Description Round basket with rounded base and straight sides; Woven primarily in diagonal twining with 3-strand twining on base; Warps rods are bent under at rim and coil-wrapped and additional reinforcing rod on rim is also coil-wrapped; Designs are in redbud and consist of 3 parallel bands around upper sides; Final coil on rim is also woven in redbud.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 14.0, Max Diam = 22.6