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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 0090-0031   CAS 0090-0031; Basket
Category Basketry
Object Name Basket
Culture Wasco
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Oregon
County unknown
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. late 1800s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Bulrush (Scirpus sp.) stems; Corn (Zea mays) husk leaves; Wool yarn; Commercial fabric
Description Cylindrical basket with flat base and vertical sides, woven in plain twining technique; Warp material is probably bulrush stems and primary weft material is bulrush stems; Rim is covered with cloth strip; Weft material used to start basket is white wool yarn; Designs are woven in wrapped twining technique using dyed dark brown corn husk leaves and/or bulrush leaves, and consist of free standing life forms arranged in columns, including 3 columns each of butterflies, fish, and quadrupeds, and 2 columns of humans; Columns of butterflies, humans, and quadrupeds each contain 5 figures and the columns of fish contain 8 figures.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 20.5, Rim Diam = 12.7, Max Diam = 14.7