| Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0813 |
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| Category |
Basketry |
| Object Name |
Miniature basket |
| Culture |
Upper Lake Pomo |
| Global Region |
North America |
| Country |
USA |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
California |
| County |
Lake |
| Other Geographic
Data |
Upper Lake Rancheria |
| Maker's Name |
Lydia Anderson Faught (1887-ca. 1967) |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. 1940-1950 |
| Collection Name |
Elkus Collection (Native American) |
| Materials |
Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Sedge (Carex sp.) roots; Bulrush (Scirpus sp.) roots |
| Description |
Miniature oval basket with flat base and rounded sides that taper in slightly at rim; Coiled on single-rod foundation; Designs in dyed bulrush include 4 solid triangles whose apexes begin on the base and flare out to the rim. [In 1977 Pomo basketweaver Mable McKay attributed CAS 0145-0111, 0145-0112, and 0145-0075 to this same weaver.] |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Height = 0.9, Width = 1.6, Rim Diam = 2.1, Length = 2.3 |