| Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0766 |
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| Category |
Basketry |
| Object Name |
Basket |
| 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 |
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 flaring sides; Coiled on 3-rod foundation; Designs are in bracken fern root and consist of 6 geometric motifs (motif repeated 3 times in 2 groups), each motif with a central black diamond with 2 negative and 2 positive triangles both above and below it; Central motif in each group has additional pair of positive triangles below it. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Height = 13.2, Max Diam = 27.8 |