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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0763   CAS 0370-0763; Basket
Category Basketry
Object Name Basket
Culture Eastern Mono
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California
County Mono, Inyo
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture early 1900s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Bracken fern (Pteridium sp.) roots
Description Round basket with flat base and rounded sides, sloping inward slightly toward rim; Coiled on 3-rod foundation; Designs are in dyed bracken fern roots and consist of 3 parallel and contiguous bands, each one containing solid triangles that are alternately pendant from upper and lower framing lines. [In 1980, basket specialist, Bruce Bernstein (Wheelwright Museum, National Museum of the American Indian) identified this as a Miwok basket, on the basis of its trimmed ends.]
Dimensions (cm) Height = 10.1, Rim Diam = 15.5, Max Diam = 18.1