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Catalog Number

CAS 0473-0020   CAS 0473-0020; Basketry materials (alder bark)
Category Basketry; Raw Materials
Object Name Basketry materials (alder bark)
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 Alder bark (Alnus oregana)
Description Sample of alder tree bark and wood chips, used as dye source for basket weaving materials to produce reddish-brown color.
Dimensions (cm) Width = ca. 4.7, Thickness = 1.2, Length = ca. 11.8