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CAS 0473-0007A,B   CAS 0473-0007A,B; Basketry materials (peeled willow roots)
Category Basketry; Raw Materials
Object Name Basketry materials (peeled willow roots)
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.) roots
Description A: Coil of small-diameter willow roots that have been peeled; B: Coil of small-diameter willow roots that have been peeled and split.
Dimensions (cm) Thickness = 4.0, Max Diam = ca. 10.5