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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0805   CAS 0370-0805; Basket plaque
Category Basketry
Object Name Basket plaque
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. 1945-1955
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Woodwardia fern (Woodwardia sp.) stems
Description Flat, round plaque with braided rim; Woven primarily in plain twining with 3-strand twining in center and on final 2 rows of twining on work face; Ends of warp rods are secured on reverse with several rows of plain twining; Design is in bear grass and woodwardia fern and consists of star pattern with open center.
Dimensions (cm) Thickness = 0.8, Max Diam = 17.9