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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 2006-0005-0002   CAS 2006-0005-0002; Basket
Category Basketry
Object Name Basket
Culture Tubatulabal
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California
County Tulare, Inyo
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Deer grass (Muhlenbergia rigens) stems; Peeled and split willow (Salix sp.) shoots
Description Round shallow tray woven in coiled technique over bundle foundation; Work face is the interior and direction of weave is right to left or clockwise; Design consists of series of black concentric rings, beginning near the center and spaced evenly outward up to and including the rim, all on a natural colored background; Each of the design rings is two coils wide, except for the final one along the rim, which is only one coil wide.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 4.4, Max Diam = 40.8