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Catalog Number CAS 0473-0014   CAS 0473-0014; Basketry materials (maidenhair fern stems)
Category Basketry; Raw Materials
Object Name Basketry materials (maidenhair fern stems)
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 Maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) stems
Description Bundle of approx. 20 straight maidenhair fern stems of varying lengths; For use as overlay weft fibers, these would be split in 2 or 3 strands and sized.
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 5.5, Length = ca. 55.0