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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 0145-0129   CAS 0145-0129; 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; Maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) stems; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves
Description Goblet-shaped basket consisting of round basket with flat base and vertical sides attached to pedestal base; Woven in 2-strand twining over tule cordage warps; Warp ends are folded over at rim and bound into final row of twining; Designs are in full-twist overlay and include 4 diagonal motifs of stacked rectangles flanked by triangles, between upper and lower framing bands.
Dimensions (cm) Height = ca. 12.5, Rim Diam = ca. 12.5, Max Diam = 14.4