Institute for Biodiversity Science and Sustainability

CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 0473-0017   CAS 0473-0017; 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 small willow root, peeled on one end and wound in coil of 4 loops.
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = ca. 16.0, Length = ca. 130.0