Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0747A,B | |
Category | Basketry | |
Object Name | Basket with lid | |
Culture | Washoe | |
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 | ca. mid 1900s | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Bracken fern (Pteridium sp.) roots; Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots | |
Description | Round basket with flat base, high shoulder, and rounded sides, curving inward toward rim; Fitted lid in domed; Coiled on single-rod foundation in spaced-stitch technique, with split stitches on exterior; Designs in redbud and dyed (black) bracken fern roots consist of plain redbud bands on upper and lower sides, plain black bands around mid-section and on lid, the latter in supplementary wefts. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Height = 10.4, Rim Diam = 9.0, Max Diam = 14.5 |