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Catalog Number CAS 0127-0003   CAS 0127-0003; Basketry covered bottle
Category Basketry
Object Name Basketry covered bottle
Culture Paiute or Washoe
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California, Nevada
County Placer, El Dorado, CA, Carson, Douglas, Washoe, NV
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Glass; Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Bracken fern (Pteridium sp.) roots; Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots
Description Tall-necked green wine (?) bottle with basketry covering, woven mostly in diagonal twining with 2 rows of 3-strand twining at rim; Warp rods are bent over at rim and coil-wrapped; Short ring-base, coiled on single rod foundation is attached to base; Designs on sides include 5 bands in redbud, dyed (black) bracken fern root, and spring-peeled (brown) and dyed (green and yellow) willow.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 27.7, Rim Diam = 3.5, Max Diam = 11.9