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Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0013-0056   CAS 1984-0013-0056; 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 late 1800s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Deer grass (Muhlenbergia rigens) stems; Sedge (Carex sp.) roots; Bracken fern (Pteridium sp.) roots; Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots
Description Round mush boiler basket with flat base and flaring sides, woven in coiled technique on bundle foundation; Warp material is deer grass stems and primary weft material is sedge roots; Designs around sides include 2 parallel, paired rectilinear zigzag bands in black bracken fern roots, 2 pairs of triangles in redbud, and a narrow band comprising staggered segments in bracken fern and redbud just below rim.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 20.5, Max Diam = 43.4