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Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0013-0042   CAS 1984-0013-0042; 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 ca. 1920-1940
Collection Name N/A
Materials Deer grass (Muhlenbergia rigens) stems; Sedge (Carex sp.) roots; Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots; Bracken fern (Pteridium sp.) roots
Description Round mush boiler basket with flat base and gently curved vertical sides; Coiled on bundle foundation; Designs on side of basket consist of 2 parallel negative zigzag bands (snake pattern) (upper one in bracken fern root and lower one in both redbud and bracken fern root), each band broken into 4 segments by 4 vertical columns of stacked triangles (2 in redbud, 2 in bracken fern roots).
Dimensions (cm) Height = 13.4, Max Diam = 30.8