Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2004-0001-0006A,B | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Miniature basket with lid | |
| Culture | Klamath River (Hupa, Yurok, or Karuk) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
| County | Humboldt, Del Norte, Siskiyou | |
| Other Geographic Data | Klamath River area | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1900s | |
| 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 | Miniature round basket with semi-flattened base, very low shoulder with sides that slope inward as they rise to a very wide but short cylindrical neck; Matching round lid has vertical sides and a domed top; Both basket and lid are woven in 3 strand twining technique on their bases and then the remaining portions are woven in plain twining; Warp material is probably peeled hazel shoots and primary weft material is spruce roots; Secondary weft materials for designs are golden brown bear grass leaves and black maidenhair fern stems; Designs are woven in half-twist overlay technique and consist of bands of alternating light and dark vertical columns around lower and upper sides, with the same dark and light columns turned diagonally in a band around the midsection of the basket; Similar design is repeated on lid. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 6.3, Rim Diam = 4.9, Max Diam = 6.8 | |