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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 0127-0002   CAS 0127-0002; Basket
Category Basketry
Object Name Basket
Culture Panamint Shoshone (Timbisha Shoshone) (possibly Gabrieliño*)
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California
County unknown
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Bulrush (Scirpus sp.) roots; Tree yucca [Joshua tree] (Yucca brevifolia) roots
Description Round basket with flat base and deep, flaring sides; Woven on 3-rod coil; Design is in dyed bulrush roots and tree yucca roots and consists of 3 composite and bicolored, terraced zigzags and 1 single zigzag, all rising from base to rim; 4 areas of dark and light ticking decorate the rim.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 15.6, Max Diam = 37.0