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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 0145-0123   CAS 0145-0123; Basket
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 globose basket with flat base and wide mouth; Woven primarily in plain twining with 3-strand twining on base and below rim; Warp rods are crossed (some are also paired) and left exposed just below rim; Design is in bear grass and woodwardia fern stems in half-twist overlay and consists of star pattern on base and wide zigzag of diagonally stacked triangles on sides.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 18.8, Rim Diam = ca. 17.0, Max Diam = 27.5