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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0780   CAS 0370-0780; Basket
Category Basketry
Object Name Basket
Culture Panamint Shoshone (Timbisha Shoshone)
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Nevada
County Inyo
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1920-1930
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Bulrush (Scirpus sp.) roots; Tree yucca [Joshua tree] (Yucca brevifolia) roots
Description Round basket with flat base and flaring sides; Woven on 3-rod coil; Design is in bulrush roots and tree yucca roots and consists of 3 bands, each containing one or more registers of geometrics (triangles, diamonds, "V" shapes, and zigzags) extending from lower sides to rim; 5 areas of light and dark ticking decorate the rim.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 13.2, Max Diam = 32.3