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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 1986-0012-0003   CAS 1986-0012-0003; Basket
Category Basketry
Object Name Basket
Culture Central Pomo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California
County Mendocino
Other Geographic Data Town: Manchester, Point Arena area
Maker's Name Flora White Scarioni (19 Aug. 1886-11 December 1969)
Date of Manufacture ca. 1920-1945
Collection Name N/A
Materials Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Sedge (Carex sp.) roots; Bracken fern (Pteridium sp.) roots Bulrush (Scirpus sp.) roots; Enamel paint
Description Round basket with flat base and rounded sides that curve in toward rim; Coiled on 3-rod foundation; Design in dyed bulrush includes 5 reversed "F" shapes on base and band of open, terraced diamonds around sides; Weft fibers in 2 coils of each diamond shape were painted pale green after basket was woven.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 4.0, Rim Diam = 5.1, Max Diam = 6.9