Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1994-0008-0009 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Achumawi (?) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
| County | Modoc, Siskiyou, Shasta, Lassen | |
| 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 | Large, deep, round basket with flat base and rounded, slightly in-curving sides; Woven primarily in 2-strand twining with 3-strand twining on base; Designs are in full-twist overlay and include 2 concentric bands in bear grass on base and 3 parallel, terraced diagonal zigzags flanked by solid black triangles and repeated 6 times on sides of basket. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 25.0, Rim Diam = 31.5, Max Diam = 38.0 | |