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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 1985-0009-0029   CAS 1985-0009-0029; Basket
Category Basketry
Object Name Basket
Culture Mission (?)
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California
County unknown
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Cotton string; Corn husk leaves
Description Round basket with rounded base and curved sides; Coiled on single-rod twisted string foundation; Designs are in dyed (red and green) corn husk and consist of bands of red or green triangles and green tick marks around rim.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 4.5, Max Diam = 12.2