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Catalog Number

CAS 0473-0013   CAS 0473-0013; Basketry materials (split spruce root)
Category Basketry; Raw Materials
Object Name Basketry materials (split spruce root)
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. 1976
Collection Name N/A
Materials Spruce (Picea sp.) roots
Description Bundle of spruce root fibers which have been scraped and split and then tied into circular bundle.
Dimensions (cm) Thickness = 6.5, Max Diam = 14.3