Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2004-0001-0004 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Miniature parching 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 scoop-shaped parching tray that is shallow and round in overall shape with the proximal side squared off; Tray is woven entirely in open diagonal twining technique; Warp rods are bent over at both proximal and distal ends and coil wrapped; Additional reinforcing rod completely encircles rim of tray, with its two ends overlapping along proximal end of basket, the whole being coil wrapped; Warp material is whole unpeeled redbud shoots; Weft material is split unpeeled redbud shoots; Designs consist of alternating dark and light horizontal rows, accomplished by alternating the direction in which the inner, split face of each weft shoot faces; Coil wrapping around rim is also done in split, unpeeled redbud shoots. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.9, Width = 10.1, Length = 9.8 | |