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Catalog Number CAS 0473-0002A,B   CAS 0473-0002A,B; Basketry materials (unpeeled willow shoots)
Category Basketry; Raw Materials
Object Name Basketry materials (unpeeled willow shoots)
Culture Yurok / Karuk / Hupa
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California
County Humboldt, Del Norte
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Vivien Hailstone (1913-2000)
Date of Manufacture ca. mid 1970s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Willow (Salix sp.) shoots
Description A: Bundle of approx. 40 to 50 unpeeled, straight willow shoots of varying lengths; Used in this state for some utilitarian baskets, or peeled and sized for use as warp rods, or peeled, split, and sized for use as weft fibers; B: Bundle of approx. 60 to 75 unpeeled, straight willow shoots; Used in this state for weaving of some utilitarian baskets, or peeled and sized for use as warp rods, or peeled, split, and sized for use as weft fibers.
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = A=4.2; B=4.8, Length = A=ca. 100.0; B=ca. 74.0