Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0200-0017 | |
| 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 | early to mid 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 | Small round basket with rounded base and side and slightly inward curving rim; Woven primarily in 2-strand twining with 3-strand twining at basket start and on final row along rim; Designs are woven in full-twist overlay technique and include alternating black and brown lines radiating out from base and up lower sides; Wide design band around upper sides of basket shows rectilinear zigzag consisting of 3 parallel lines (2 brown and 1 black) with triangles above and below, all on natural straw-colored background. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 9.8, Rim Diam = 12.3, Max Diam = 13.9 | |