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Catalog Number

CAS 0442-0007C   CAS 0442-0007C; Basketry materials (dyed woodwardia fern stems)
Category Basketry; Raw Materials
Object Name Basketry materials (dyed woodwardia fern stems)
Culture unidentified California Indian
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California
County unknown
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name N/A
Date of Manufacture ca. early to mid 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Woodwardia fern (Woodwardia sp.) stems
Description Coiled bundle of split and dyed woodwardia fern stems; Used by many California basket weavers as a decorative overlay weft fiber.
Dimensions (cm) Thickness = 5.6, Max Diam = ca. 13.5