Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1990-0002-0002 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Wall pocket basket | |
| Culture | Klamath River | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
| County | Humboldt, Del Norte, Siskiyou | |
| Other Geographic Data | Eureka area | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1910-1920 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Woodwardia fern (Woodwardia sp.) stems; Maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) stems | |
| Description | Round basket with flat base and straight sides, woven primarily in open-spaced, plain twining on base with wide areas of exposed warp on sides; Warps extended on one side, forming backboard with 2 hopper-like pockets; Design in maidenhair fern and bear grass includes two narrow bands around sides; Rim edges are bundled and wrapped in bear grass and woodwardia and maidenhair ferns; Baskets of this type were called wall pockets, a Victorian era device hung on the wall to hold mail and other papers. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 32.0, Depth = 15.6, Rim Diam = 16.5, Max Diam = 156.5 | |