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Catalog Number

CAS 0473-0015   CAS 0473-0015; Basketry materials (unpeeled willow root)
Category Basketry; Raw Materials
Object Name Basketry materials (unpeeled willow 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. mid 1970s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Willow (Salix sp.) root
Description Length of large willow root (partially split and peeled at one end) wound into coil of several loops.
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = ca. 19.0 , Length = ca. 138.0