Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1986-0010-0005 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Western Mono | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
| County | Madera, Fresno | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1960-1965 | |
| 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 basket with flat base and rounded sides, curving slightly inward toward rim; Coiled on bundle foundation; Designs are in redbud and dyed bracken fern roots and consist of a cross-like motif with central diamond, the whole motif repeated 7 times around sides of basket. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 9.0, Max Diam = 20.8 | |