Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0145-0068 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Klamath River | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
| County | Humboldt, Del Norte, Siskiyou | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) stems; Woodwardia fern (Woodwardia sp.) stems | |
| Description | Globose basket with flat base, rounded sides, and wide mouth; Woven primarily in plain twining with 3-strand twining on base and rim; Design is in bear grass and woodwardia and maidenhair ferns and includes plain, concentric bands on base and elaborate zigzag on sides comprising band of contiguous diamonds bordered by zigzags whose points are in contrasting color (snake nose pattern). | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 14.3, Rim Diam = 17.5, Max Diam = 23.7 | |