| Catalog Number |
CAS 0108-0016 |
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| Category |
Basketry |
| Object Name |
Baby carrier / cradleboard model |
| Culture |
Klamath River |
| Global Region |
North America |
| Country |
USA |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
California |
| County |
Humboldt, Del Norte, Siskiyou |
| Other Geographic
Data |
Northwestern California |
| Maker's Name |
Unknown |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. 1930-1940 |
| Collection Name |
N/A |
| Materials |
Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Woodwardia fern (Woodwardia sp.) stems |
| Description |
Scoop-shaped twined baby carrier with warps forming back doubled back on themselves at bottom; Warps on sides are folded around and overlap at front where they are twined in pairs in 2-strand twining with 3-strand twining on corners; Sides and back are all woven in 2-strand twining; Coiled rim is wrapped in alternating blocks of bear grass and woodwardia fern. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Height = 10.5, Width = 21.2, Length = 45.9 |