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Catalog Number

CAS 1994-0010-0007   CAS 1994-0010-0007; Basket or hat
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry
Object Name Basket or hat
Culture Klamath
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California, Oregon
County Modoc, CA, Klamath, OR
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1920s-1930s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Tule or bulrush (Scirpus acutus) stems; Cattail (Typha latifolia) leaves
Description Round basket or woman's hat with flat base and rounded sides rising vertically to rim; Woven in 2-strand twining with single row of 3-strand twining at outer edge of base; Designs are in full-twist overall and include 2 parallel zigzag bands of stacked parallelograms, framed above by band of alternating brown and natural wefts and below by 4 truncated triangles connected by narrow line.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 12.0, Max Diam = 15.8