Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0090-0013 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Klamath River | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
| County | Humboldt, Del Norte, Siskiyou | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. late 1800s to early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves | |
| Description | Round acorn mush basket with rounded base and gently curving sides rising to straight rim; Woven primarily in close-spaced, plain twining with 3-strand twining on base; Exterior design, woven in bear grass in half-twist overlay, consists of 2 parallel bands of contiguous triangles with negative band between them; Pattern is known as "Sitting" or " Snake Nose" design. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 9.3, Max Diam = 20.0 | |