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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0013-0053   CAS 1984-0013-0053; Basket
Category Basketry
Object Name Basket
Culture Paiute
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California
County Mono, Inyo, San Bernardino
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture early to mid 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Commercial fabric
Description Scoop-shaped seed beater or parching tray truncated distal end; Woven primarily in spaced 2-strand plain twining (1st row of twining utilizes strip of cloth as weft) with spaced diagonal twining along distal end; Warp rods are bent over at distal end and coil-wrapped; Reinforcing rod along all edges is coil-wrapped; Lateral reinforcing rod on underside is coil-wrapped; No design.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 9.7, Width = 26.8, Length = 38.6