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Catalog Number

CAS 0473-0021   CAS 0473-0021; Basketry materials (dyed quills)
Category Basketry; Raw Materials
Object Name Basketry materials (dyed quills)
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 Porcupine quills
Description Approx. 80 to 90 porcupine quills dyed yellow with wolf moss or tree lichen; Used by basket weavers of several Northern California tribes as a decorative overlay weft fiber.
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 0.2, Length = 5.5