Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0200-0018 | |
| 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, curved sides, and inward curving rim; Woven mostly in 2-strand twining with 3-strand twining on base and rim; Designs in full-twist overlay consist of concentric bands of woodwardia fern on base and just below rim and triangular motif outlined in smaller triangles (in woodwardia and maidenhair fern) repeated 4 times around sides, all on background of bear grass. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 6.0, Rim Diam = 9.6, Max Diam = 12.4 | |