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Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0013-0040   CAS 1984-0013-0040; Basket
Category Basketry
Object Name Basket
Culture Yokuts
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California
County Kern, Tulare, Kings, Fresno
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Deer grass (Muhlenbergia rigens) stems; Sedge (Carex sp.) roots; Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots
Description Round, squat, jar-shaped, bottleneck basket with flat base, high, wide shoulder, and short neck; Coiled on bundle foundation in spaced stitch technique; Design is in redbud and consists of band of negative diamonds (rattlesnake pattern) around sides and second band of same pattern around shoulder; Band of terraced rectangular units decorates the neck.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 12.4, Rim Diam = 15.0, Max Diam = 30.6