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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 0145-0003   CAS 0145-0003; Basket
Category Basketry
Object Name Basket
Culture Paiute
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona, Utah, Nevada, California
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1940s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Devil's claw (Martynia sp.) pods
Description Round basket with flat base and deep flaring sides; Basket is woven in coiled technique with spaced stitches over 3-rod foundation of peeled willow shoots; Primary weft material is peeled and split willow shoots; Designs are woven in blackdevil's claw and consist of seven large triangles that are pendant from a black band on the second-to-last coil, forming a large negative floral motif whose petals extend up the sides of the basket.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 8.5, Max Diam = 21.6