Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2004-0001-0001 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Miniature burden basket | |
| Culture | Western Mono | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
| County | Madera | |
| Other Geographic Data | Community: North Fork Rancheria | |
| Maker's Name | Ida Bishop | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1960 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots | |
| Description | Miniature round burden basket with rounded base and tall, flaring sides rising to a wide round mouth; woven in spaced 3-strand twining on base and spaced diagonal twining on sides; Rim is reinforced with two rods on exterior which are coil wrapped; Warp materials is peeled willow (?) shoots and primary weft material is peeled willow (?) roots or split and peel redbud (?) shoots; Single design band just below rim is woven of split redbud shoots and shows a zigzag band on the exterior where the bark side of the redbud shows and a negative zigzag on the interior where the split side of the redbud shoots show; Coil wrapping around rim is also done in split redbud shoots. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 10.4, Max Diam = 10.8 | |