Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0235-0018 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Klamath River | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
| County | Humboldt, Del Norte, Siskiyou | |
| 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; Maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) stems | |
| Description | Round basket with flat base and curved sides, sloping inward toward rim; Woven mostly in plain twining with 3-strand twining on base and near rim; Design is in bear grass and maidenhair fern in half-twist overlay and includes diagonal terraced zigzag flanked by triangles ("snake" and "sharp tooth" patterns) repeated 4 times with narrow zigzag around base and "beaded" band around rim. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 18.5, Rim Diam = 22.0, Max Diam = 25.7 | |