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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 2001-0005-0004   CAS 2001-0005-0004; Basket
Category Basketry
Object Name Basket
Culture Paiute or Washoe
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California, Nevada
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. mid 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Aniline dye
Description Round basket woven in a spaced coiled technique over single-rod foundation; Basket has flat base and slightly rounded walls; Very faint trace of narrow encircling band (probably originally blue) can be seen just below rim, otherwise basket is undecorated.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 7.0, Max Diam = 23.5