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Catalog Number

CAS 0127-0009   CAS 0127-0009; Basket
Category Basketry
Object Name Basket
Culture 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 ca. early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Bracken fern (Pteridium sp.) roots; Aniline dyes
Description Deep basket with flat base rounded sides that curve inward toward rim, and high shoulder; Coiled on single-rod foundation in spaced-stitch technique; Designs are in dyed (brown and pink) willow and consist of brown zigzag band around sides, enclosing pink V-shapes, all done in supplementary wefts.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 8.5, Rim Diam = 13.0, Max Diam = 14.9