Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1994-0008-0006 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Klamath River | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
| County | Humboldt, Del Norte, Siskiyou | |
| 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; Woodwardia fern (Woodwardia sp.) stems | |
| Description | Deep, round basket with rounded flat base and curved sides rising to straight rim; Woven primarily in plain twining with 3-strand twining on base; Design in bear grass and maidenhair and woodwardia ferns in half-twist overlay, include concentric bands on interior base and large terraced unit (repeated 3 times) on exterior sides, framed by double lines just below rim. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 12.2, Max Diam = 20.0 | |