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Catalog Number CAS 0121-0001   CAS 0121-0001; Burden basket
Category Basketry
Object Name Burden basket
Culture Wailaki
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California
County Lake
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture late 1800s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Leather
Description Conical shaped burden basket with flaring sides; Woven primarily in 2-strand twining with 3-strand twining on lower sides and 2 rows of lattice twining on lower interior; Reinforcing rod on interior of rim is coil-wrapped; Weft fibers on basket start are leather; Designs in bear grass in full-twist overlay and include multi-lined zigzag bands on side and band of diamonds just below rim.
Dimensions (cm) Height = ca. 42.0, Max Diam = 46.8