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Catalog Number CAS 0442-0003   CAS 0442-0003; Basket (unfinished)
Category Basketry
Object Name Basket (unfinished)
Culture Pomo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California
County Mendocino, Sonoma, Lake
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Sedge (Carex sp.) roots; Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots
Description Base section and lower sides of unfinished round basket with flat base and curved sides; Extensive portion of warp rods rise vertically from completed portion of basket; Woven primarily in diagonal twining with 3-strand twining on base; Design is in split redbud in wrapped twining and includes 2 concentric bands on base and 3 motifs of 3 vertical zigzags each, rising up from base.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 50.6, Max Diam = ca. 24.5