Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0013-0064 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Winnowing basket | |
| Culture | Western Mono or Mono Lake Paiute | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California, Nevada | |
| County | Madera, Fresno, CA | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930-1950 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots; Chaparral shoots | |
| Description | Scoop-shaped winnowing basket with double overlapping reinforcing rods around rim; Woven in open, diagonal twining with coiled wrapping around rim; Design is in redbud and depends upon bands of exposed warp alternating with bands of open twining, as well as alternating interior and exterior surfaces of split redbud shoots within twined rows to form positive and negative zigzag lines. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 16.5, Width = 52.7, Length = 50.3 | |