Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1996-0002-0002 | |
| 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 | ca. 1914-1918 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Spruce (Picea sp.) roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) stems | |
| Description | Round basket with flat base and rounded sides; Woven primarily in 2-strand twining with 3-strand twining and single row of lattice twining on base; Designs are in full-twist overlay and consist of 5 terraced zigzags (each consisting of 4 parallel black lines) rising diagonally from base to rim, and a single black band just below rim, all on yellow bear grass background. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 11.0, Max Diam = 14.5 | |