Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0905 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket plaque | |
| Culture | Pomo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
| County | Mendocino, Sonoma, Lake | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Annie Burke (1876-1962) (attributed) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930s to 1940s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Sedge (Carex sp.) roots; Bulrush (Scirpus sp.) roots | |
| Description | Round, flat plaque woven in single rod coil technique; Warp material is peeled willow shoots and primary weft material is sedge roots; Design is woven of dyed bulrush roots and consists of 3 open, terraced diamonds arranged in circle around center, with pair of zigzag lines radiating out from top of each diamond toward rim; Blocks of light and dark color alternate around rim. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 0.4, Max Diam = 28.0 | |