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Catalog Number

CAS 0145-0159A-G   CAS 0145-0159A-G; Basket
Category Basketry
Object Name Basket
Culture Washoe, Mono Lake Paiute
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California, Nevada
County Placer, El Dorado, CA, Carson, Douglas, Washoe, NV
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots
Description Round conical basket with indeterminate base and flaring sides; Woven in 2-strand diagonal twining; Heavy reinforcing rod, wrapped in coil stitch, surrounds the rim; Designs are in redbud and consist of 6 bands of varying widths, comprising chevron and zigzag patterns.
Dimensions (cm) Height = ca. 35.0, Max Diam = ca. 34.0