| Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0775A,B |
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| Category |
Basketry |
| Object Name |
Basketry covered bottle with lid |
| 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. late 1800s |
| Collection Name |
Elkus Collection (Native American) |
| Materials |
Glass; Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) Woodwardia fern (Woodwardia sp.) stems |
| Description |
Green whiskey (?) bottle with basketry wrapping, woven primarily in plain twining with 3-strand twining on base and shoulder; Design is in dyed and natural bear grass and woodwardia fern in half-twist overlay and includes whirling 7-point star on base and alternating checkered and plain bands on sides; Design on lid consists of 3 plain bands in woodwardia fern. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Height = 26.8, Rim Diam = 3.6, Max Diam = 10.1 |