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Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0013-0047   CAS 1984-0013-0047; 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
Description Round basket with flat base and curved, vertical sides; Coiled on bundle foundation; Designs are in redbud and consist of wide band that starts on base and extends up lower sides, with upper edge terminating in triangles; Second design band around upper sides consists of 13 diamonds; Negative zigzag is formed between the two patterns.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 11.8, Max Diam = 31.9