Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1987-0009-0003 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Wintu | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
| County | Shasta, Trinity | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) stems | |
| Description | Round mush boiler basket with flat base, low shoulder, and deep, inward-sloping sides; Woven primarily in 2-strand twining with 3-strand twining on base and at rim; Designs are in full-twist overlay consist of 5 multi-lined zigzag motifs (in maidenhair fern on bear grass background) that rise diagonally from low shoulder to rim. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 19.3, Rim Diam = 18.8, Max Diam = 23.8 | |