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CAS 2016-0001-0006   CAS 2016-0001-0006; Winnowing basket
Category Basketry
Object Name Winnowing basket
Culture North Fork Mono
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California
County Madera
Other Geographic Data Community: North Fork
Maker's Name Ruby Pomona (b. 1925)
Date of Manufacture 2007
Collection Name N/A
Materials Warp: whole, unpeeled redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots; Weft: split, unpeeled redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots; Rim reinforcing rod: chaperral and redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) lacing
Description Scoop-shaped winnowing basket with reinforcing rod around rim; Woven in open, diagonal twining with wrapped coil stitch around rim; Design consists of bands of exposed warp rods alternating with rows of open twining, with alternating interior and exterior surfaces of split redbud shoots in adjacent rows of twining.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 5.4, Width = 23.5, Length = 34.1