Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0874 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Paiute or 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 to mid 1900s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Bracken fern (Pteridium sp.) roots; Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots | |
| Description | Round basket with narrow, flat base and rounded sides that taper inward slightly at rim; Coiled on single-rod foundation; Banded design on upper sides has 6 pairs of diagonal terraced zigzags, done alternately in dyed black bracken fern roots and redbud. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 11.0, Rim Diam = 20.6, Max Diam = 22.4 | |