Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0145-0086 | |
| 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; Woodwardia fern (Woodwardia sp.) stems | |
| Description | Round basket with rounded base and curved sides; Woven primarily in plain twining with 3-strand twining on base; Narrow expanse of warps are left exposed just below rim; Rim is reinforced with single rod and coil wrapped in alternating segments of dyed and natural bear grass; Design is in dyed bear grass and woodwardia fern stems in half-twist overlay and consists of 6 terraced, banded (red and green) triangles around sides. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 5.7, Max Diam = 9.7 | |