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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 1987-0009-0004   CAS 1987-0009-0004; Basket
Category Basketry
Object Name Basket
Culture Panamint Shoshone (Timbisha Shoshone)
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California
County Inyo
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1915
Collection Name N/A
Materials Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Bulrush (Scirpus sp.) roots
Description Round basket with flat base and flaring sides; Woven on 3-rod bundle; Design is in bulrush root and consists of 5 columns of stacked triangles alternating with constricted rectangular motifs, all framed above and below by single black band; 5 areas of light and dark ticking decorate the rim.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 10.8, Max Diam = 23.6