Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0145-0109 | |
| 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 | Round basket with flat base and curved sides that slope inward very slightly toward rim; Woven primarily in plain twining with 3-strand twining on base; Design is in bear grass and woodwardia and maidenhair ferns and consists of 4 terraced, diagonal zigzags on sides flanked by solid triangles (arrowhead and snakes pattern) and band of small, contiguous triangles just below rim. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 15.1, Rim Diam = ca. 22.0, Max Diam = ca. 24.0 | |