Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0464-0004 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Klamath River | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
| County | Humboldt, Del Norte, Siskiyou | |
| Other Geographic Data | Lower Klamath River area (?) | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930s to 1940s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) stems; Woodwardia fern (Woodwardia sp.) stems | |
| Description | Round basket with concave base and curving sides that slope inward at rim; Woven mostly in plain twining with 3-strand twining on base and just below rim; Warps rods are crossed just below rim; rim is reinforced with rod and coil wrapped; Design is in bear grass and woodwardia and maidenhair fern stems and consists of geometric band on interior base and lizard foot pattern on sides. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 8.3, Rim Diam = 13.0, Max Diam = 14.3 | |