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Catalog Number CAS 0127-0015   CAS 0127-0015; 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 early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Bracken fern (Pteridium sp.) roots; Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots
Description Slightly oval shaped basket with flat base and rounded sides, curving inward toward rim; coiled on single-rod foundation in spaced-stitch technique; Designs are in dyed (black) bracken fern roots and redbud and consist of 4 concentric (red and black) diamonds alternating with groups of 4 black triangles arranged in diamond shapes, all woven with supplementary wefts.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 7.9, Rim Diam = 14.2, Max Diam = 18.8