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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0900   CAS 0370-0900; Basket
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 1900s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Bracken fern (Pteridium sp.) roots
Description Round to slightly oval basket with flat base and slightly curved, flaring sides; Coiled on single rod foundation in spaced-stitch technique; Designs are in dyed bracken fern roots and consist of 5 equally spaced bands on sides, formed by weaving two weft strands in opposite directions on same coils, forming fine-line zigzag.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 22.6, Max Diam = ca. 47.0