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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 0200-0013   CAS 0200-0013; Basket
Category Basketry
Object Name Basket
Culture Wintu
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California
County Shasta, Trinity
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; Maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) stems
Description Round basket with flat base, low shoulder, and deep inward sloping sides; Woven primarily in 2-strand twining with 3-strand twining on base and final row of twining at rim; Designs in full-twist overlay include concentric bands done in bear grass on base and motif comprising parallel horizontal lines flanked by diagonal columns of stacked triangles repeated 4 times on sides.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 12.1, Rim Diam = ca. 17.0, Max Diam = ca. 21.5