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Catalog Number CAS 0145-0088A,B   CAS 0145-0088A,B; Basketry covered bottle with lid
Category Basketry
Object Name Basketry covered bottle with lid
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. late 1800s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Glass; Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) stems; Woodwardia fern (Woodwardia sp.) stems
Description Flask-shaped clear glass bottle with basketry wrapping, woven primarily in plain twining with 3-strand twining near base and neck of flask and on base of lid; Base of flask is done in openwork twining; Design on flask consists of vertical zigzags on background of wide, horizontal bands; Lid has wide band with alternating bear grass and woodwardia fern stitches.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 15.9, Width = 7.9, Thickness = 3.9, Rim Diam = 2.7