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Catalog Number

CAS 1986-0010-0009   CAS 1986-0010-0009; Winnowing basket
Category Basketry
Object Name Winnowing basket
Culture Western Mono
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California
County Madera, Fresno
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Annie Anderson (Marvin)
Date of Manufacture ca. 1960
Collection Name N/A
Materials Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots; Chaparral shoot
Description Scoop-shaped winnowing basket with reinforcing rod around rim; Woven primarily in open, diagonal twining with wrapped coil stitch around rim; Design consists of alternating bands of exposed warp rods with rows of open twining, as well as alternating interior and exterior surfaces of split redbud shoots in adjacent rows of twining.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 14.2, Width = 38.9, Length = 40.9