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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 0145-0098   CAS 0145-0098; Basket
Category Basketry
Object Name Basket
Culture Modoc
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California
County Modoc, Siskiyou
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Tule or bulrush (Scirpus acutus) stems; Cattail (Typha latifolia) leaves or nettle (Urtica dioica) stems; Maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) stems
Description Round basket with flat base and slightly rounded sides; Woven primarily in 2-strand twining with several rows of 3-strand twining on base, over tule cordage warps; Warp ends are folded over at rim and bound in final row of twining; Designs on side are done in wrapped twining and consist of 5 parallel bands with small pendant squares above and below each one.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 14.3, Rim Diam = ca. 21.0, Max Diam = ca. 22.5