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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0894   CAS 0370-0894; Burden basket
Category Basketry
Object Name Burden basket
Culture Pomo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California
County Lake
Other Geographic Data Stewart Point, possibly
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture early 1900s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Willow (Salix sp.) shoots
Description Round burden basket with flat base and flaring sides; Woven primarily in spaced, 3-strand twining with band of close 2-strand twining (doubled wefts over paired and tripled warps) just below rim; Rim terminus is secured with several loops of cotton twine; No design. [In 1977 Pomo basketweaver Mable McKay identified this as a work basket for carrying acorns, herbs or other foodstuffs. She also attributed it to the Lake County area, possibly Stewart Point.]
Dimensions (cm) Height = 45.5, Max Diam = 52.8