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Catalog Number CAS 0425-0074C   CAS 0425-0074C; Basketry materials (spruce roots)
Category Basketry; Raw Materials
Object Name Basketry materials (spruce roots)
Culture Tolowa
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California
County Humboldt, Del Norte, Siskiyou
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Bernice Humphrey
Date of Manufacture 1976
Collection Name N/A
Materials Spruce (Picea sp.) roots
Description Bundle of approximately 20 to 25 finely split spruce roots of varying lengths; Used as weft fibers in twined baskets by basket weavers of several Northern California tribes; These examples are left from an unfinished Klamath River hat (CAS 0425-0074A) commissioned by CAS staff.
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 2.1, Length = ca. 30.0