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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 1986-0012-0004   CAS 1986-0012-0004; 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. 1940-1945
Collection Name N/A
Materials Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Sedge (Carex sp.) roots; Glass seed beads
Description Oval basket with flat base and short, vertical sides; Coiled on single-rod foundation; Designs are done in black beads that are woven in with the weft and include 4 triangles on base and band of 8 truncated, open diamond shapes around rim, all on background of white beads.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 2.1, Width = 8.0, Rim Diam = 12.0, Length = 12.0