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Catalog Number CAS 0145-0112   CAS 0145-0112; Miniature basket
Category Basketry
Object Name Miniature basket
Culture Pomo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California
County Mendocino, Sonoma, Lake
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown (possibly Lydia Anderson Faught (1887-ca. 1967))
Date of Manufacture early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Sedge (Carex sp.) roots; Bulrush (Scirpus sp.) roots
Description Miniature round basket with flat base and rounded sides that curve inward toward rim; Coiled on single-rod foundation; Designs in dyed bulrush include a narrow zigzag band around sides. [In 1977, Pomo basketweaver, Mable McKay, commented that this basket, as well as CAS 0145-0075, 0145-0111, and 0370-0813 were likely all woven by the same weaver, Lydia Anderson Faught.]
Dimensions (cm) Height = 0.7, Rim Diam = 0.5, Max Diam = 1.2