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Catalog Number CAS 0473-0016   CAS 0473-0016; Basketry materials (spruce root)
Category Basketry; Raw Materials
Object Name Basketry materials (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. mid 1970s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Spruce (Picea sp.) roots
Description Bundle of 8 lengths of varying width of spruce root, split from larger peeled root; Each length would be split again several times and sized before ready for use as weft fibers.
Dimensions (cm) Width = ca. 9.0, Thickness = 0.6, Length = 47.1