Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1994-0010-0002 | |
| 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 | early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Tule or bulrush (Scirpus acutus) stems; Bulrush (Scirpus sp.) roots; Cattail (Typha latifolia) leaves or Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves (?); Maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) stems | |
| Description | Round basket with semi-flat base and sides that flare out on lower half then rise vertically to rim; Woven in plain twining with 2 rows of lattice twining on underbody; Designs are in full-twist overlay and consist of concentric bands in bear grass on base and motif of 3 parallel vertical lines flanked by triangles repeated 5 times on sides, all on cattail leaves or bear grass (?) background. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 14.7, Max Diam = 19.8 | |