Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0759 | |
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. 1900-1930 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) stems | |
Description | Round gift basket with flat base and curving sides that slope inward very slightly toward rim; Woven primarily in close-spaced, plain twining with 3-strand twining on base; Design, done in bear grass and maidenhair fern in half-twist overlay, consists of wide geometric band (negative "I" with triangle above and below repeated 5 times) framed above by solid black band. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Height = 7.9, Rim Diam = 11.7, Max Diam = 12.8 |