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Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0802
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basketry mat
Culture	Tlingit
Global Region	North America
Country	Canada
State/Prov./Dist.	British Columbia
County
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1940s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Spruce (Picea sp.) roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Aniline dyes
Description	Flat oval mat for use as a hot pad or trivet, woven entirely in plain twining technique; Warp and weft material is spruce roots; Series of concentric bands woven of dyed spruce root in colors of green, red, and black provide the background for several concentric bands that are woven in false embroidery technique, using undyed and dyed bear grass leaves; Innermost band is simply outlined in undyed bear grass; central band is outlined in undyed bear grass and contains red and dark blue or black parallelograms; Outermost band contains parallelograms of undyed bear grass against black spruce roots; Final row of twining along rim is also embroidered with undyed bear grass.
Dimensions (cm)	Max Diam = 20.3, Length = 27.5

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0803
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basketry mat
Culture	Nuu-Chah-Nulth (Nootka) or Makah
Global Region	North America
Country	Canada or USA
State/Prov./Dist.	British Columbia or Washington
County
Other Geographic Data	Western Vancouver Island or Makah Indian Reservation area
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1930-1950
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Cedar (Cedrus sp.) bark; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Aniline dyes
Description	Flat oval mat made for use as a hot pad; Warp material is cedar bark and weft material is bear grass leaves; Entire mat is woven in wrapped twining technique; Designs are woven of dyed bear grass leaves and consist of an inner and outer composite, concentric band in colors of purple, orange (?), and dark blue, and a central band with a black zigzag between black framing lines, all alternating with plain bands of undyed weft.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 22.9, Thickness = 0.3, Length = 30.3

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0804
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basketry mat
Culture	Nuu-Chah-Nulth (Nootka) or Makah
Global Region	North America
Country	Canada or USA
State/Prov./Dist.	British Columbia or Washington
County
Other Geographic Data	Western Vancouver Island or Makah Indian Reservation area
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1930-1950
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Cedar (Cedrus sp.) bark; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Aniline dyes
Description	Flat oval mat made for use as a hot pad; Warp material is cedar bark and weft material is bear grass leaves; Entire mat is woven in wrapped twining technique; Designs are woven of dyed bear grass leaves and consist of an inner and outer composite, concentric band in colors of dark blue, yellow, and purple, and a central band of alternating light green and yellow parallelograms between light green framing lines, all alternating with plain bands of undyed weft.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 21.2, Thickness = 0.3, Length = 26.7

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0805
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket plaque
Culture	Klamath River
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	California
County	Humboldt, Del Norte, Siskiyou
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1945-1955
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Woodwardia fern (Woodwardia sp.) stems
Description	Flat, round plaque with braided rim; Woven primarily in plain twining with 3-strand twining in center and on final 2 rows of twining on work face; Ends of warp rods are secured on reverse with several rows of plain twining; Design is in bear grass and woodwardia fern and consists of star pattern with open center.
Dimensions (cm)	Thickness = 0.8, Max Diam = 17.9

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0806
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket plaque
Culture	Klamath River
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	California
County	Humboldt, Del Norte, Siskiyou
Other Geographic Data	Klamath River area
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1945-1955
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) stems; Woodwardia fern (Woodwardia sp.) stems
Description	Flat round plaque with braided rim; Warp material is whole peeled hazel shoots and primary weft material is conifer roots; Center of plaque is woven in plain twining; Designs are woven in half-twist overlay technique and include narrow circle woven in black maidenhair fern stems, encircled by band of brown triangles (woodwardia fern) on background of white bear grass; Final rows of twining beyond design area are done over groups of 3 warps which radiate outward and are then bent to the right and are interwoven in an open wickerwork technique to form a decorative, scalloped border.
Dimensions (cm)	Thickness = 0.8, Max Diam = 20.3

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0807
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket plaque
Culture	Klamath River
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	California
County	Humboldt, Del Norte, Siskiyou
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1945-1955
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Woodwardia fern (Woodwardia sp.) stems
Description	Flat, round plaque woven in plain twining; Ends of warp rods are braided and then secured with several plain twined rows on reverse; Design is in bear grass and woodwardia fern in half-twist overlay and consists of star pattern with open center.
Dimensions (cm)	Thickness = 0.8, Max Diam = 20.8

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0808
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket plaque
Culture	Klamath River
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	California
County	Humboldt, Del Norte, Siskiyou
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1945-1955
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) stems; Woodwardia fern (Woodwardia sp.) stems
Description	Round, flat plaque with braided rim; Woven primarily in plain twining with 3-strand twining in center; Ends of warp rods are paired and secured with plain twining on reverse; Design is in bear grass and woodwardia and maidenhair ferns and consists of concentric bands (2 with rectangular black units on natural background and 1 plain band).
Dimensions (cm)	Thickness = 0.7, Max Diam = 24.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0809A,B
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket with lid
Culture	Micmac or Ojibwe
Global Region	North America
Country	Canada or USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Quebec, New Brunswick, Maine
County
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1940-1960
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Birch (Betula sp.) bark; Porcupine quills; Sweetgrass, Thread
Description	Round basket with flat base made from sheet of birch bark; Straight sides are made from additional bark strip that is cut along one edge into a series of short tabs which are folded over and then glued to interior of basket's base; Lower sides of basket are covered with natural colored porcupine quills which are laid side by side vertically and sewn through base and at midlevel of basket; Upper half of basket is wrapped on exterior with additional bark strip that is probably glued in place and secured along with grass bundle around rim by widely spaced black thread stitches; Corresponding round lid of basket is constructed in same manner as lower half, but has added decoration of maple leaf on top, done in natural colored quills.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 6.0, Max Diam = 8.8

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0810
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket plaque
Culture	Akimel Oâ€™odham (Pima)
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Arizona
County	Pinal
Other Geographic Data	Area generally east of Phoenix
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1910-1920
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Cattail (Typha angustifolia) stems; Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Devil's claw (Martynia sp.) pods
Description	Round flat plaque woven in coiled technique over bundle foundation; Warp material is split cattail stems and primary weft material is peeled and split willow shoots; Designs are woven of black devil's claw pods and consists of a solid black round area in the center from which four groups of stacked triangles extend out to the rim, all on a natural colored background; Final rim coil is decorated with a diagonal overstitch woven of black devil's claw.
Dimensions (cm)	Thickness = 0.7, Max Diam = 20.3

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0811A,B
Category	Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry
Object Name	Eyeglass case
Culture	Aleut
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data	Aleutian Islands
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1930s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Rye grass (Elymus sp.) stems; Silk embroidery thread
Description	Flat eye glass case or wallet, woven in two sections which fit one inside the other; Warp and weft material is rye grass stems; Base of each section is round but is then folded in half and flattened so completed basket is rectangular with convex ends; Each section is woven in alternating closed plain twined and open plain twined bands, the latter with exposed, crossed warps; Designs on closed plain twined bands consist of a band of floral motifs, except on the first and last rows which have a band of contiguous triangles.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 7.4, Length = 14.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0812A,B
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket with lid
Culture	Makah
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Washington
County
Other Geographic Data	Makah Indian Reservation area
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1950s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Cedar (Cedrus sp.) bark; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Rye grass (Elymus sp.) stems; Aniline dyes
Description	Small round basket with flat base, vertical sides and recessed rim, along with corresponding round, slightly domed lid with low sides that fit over the basket's rim; Warp material is cedar bark; Base of basket is woven primarily in simple plaiting technique, using cedar bark slats for both the warp and weft; Outermost portion of base is woven in plain twining technique, using rye grass stems as the weft, and the final row at junction of base and sides is woven in 3-strand twining; Sides of basket and entire lid are woven in wrapped twining technique, using bear grass leaves as the weft; Single cedar bark slat encircles top of basket, forming a recessed rim over which the warp fibers are bent and bound into the final row of twining; Designs are woven of dyed bear grass leaves and consist of purple band encircling mid-section of basket, with three black dugout canoes just above it (two of the canoes carry three men each and one carries two men); Designs on lid include purple band around center and three black swimming ducks (?) on top of lid and a second purple band along the rim.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 3.8, Rim Diam = 6.1, Max Diam = 6.4

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0813
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Miniature basket
Culture	Upper Lake Pomo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	California
County	Lake
Other Geographic Data	Upper Lake Rancheria
Maker's Name	Lydia Anderson Faught (1887-ca. 1967)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1940-1950
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Sedge (Carex sp.) roots; Bulrush (Scirpus sp.) roots
Description	Miniature oval basket with flat base and rounded sides that taper in slightly at rim; Coiled on single-rod foundation; Designs in dyed bulrush include 4 solid triangles whose apexes begin on the base and flare out to the rim. [In 1977 Pomo basketweaver Mable McKay attributed CAS 0145-0111, 0145-0112, and 0145-0075 to this same weaver.]
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 0.9, Width = 1.6, Rim Diam = 2.1, Length = 2.3

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0814A,B
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Miniature basket with lid
Culture	Aleut
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data	Aleutian Islands
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1940-1950
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Rye grass (Elymus sp.) stems; Silk embroidery thread
Description	Miniature round basket with flat base and flaring sides, woven entirely in closed plain twining; Warp and weft material is rye grass stems; Designs on sides of basket are woven of silk thread in false embroidery technique and include a floral motif (red stems with blue flowered tips) repeated 4 times and flanked above and below by narrow blue framing line; Matching lid is woven in same technique as basket and has short side that overlaps rim of basket and small looped handle in center; Design on lid consists of red band near shoulder and red band on handle.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 2.8, Rim Diam = 2.3, Max Diam = 3.7

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0815
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket
Culture	Pomo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	California
County	Mendocino, Sonoma, Lake
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	early 1900s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Sedge (Carex sp.) roots; Bulrush (Scirpus sp.) roots; California quail (Callipepla californica) top knot feathers; Clam shell (Saxidomus nutalli) beads; Wild iris (Iris sp.) (?) cordage
Description	Round basket with flat base and rounded sides that taper in at rim; Coiled on single-rod foundation; Designs in dyed bulrush include network of rectangular units (deer back pattern), starting on base and covering sides; Row of clam shell disk beads is sewn to rim and second string of beads forms handle, attached to opposite sides of rim; 17 quail top knot feathers decorate sides of basket. [In 1977 Pomo basketweaver Mable McKay identified this design as the â€œantâ€ design.]
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 4.6, Rim Diam = 5.7, Max Diam = 9.2

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0816
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Miniature basket
Culture	Klamath River
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	California
County	Humboldt, Del Norte, Siskiyou
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. early 1900s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves
Description	Miniature round basket with flat base and curved sides that slope inward gently toward the rim; Woven primarily in plain twining with 3-strand twining on base; Design is in bear grass in half-twist overlay and consists of plain narrow band just below rim.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 3.4, Rim Diam = 4.2, Max Diam = 4.9

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0817
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket
Culture	Pomo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	California
County	Mendocino, Sonoma, Lake
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1930-1950
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Sedge (Carex sp.) roots; Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) feathers; Mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos) feathers
Description	Round basket with flat base and rounded sides that curve in at rim; Coiled on 3-rod foundation; Exterior is completely covered in featherwork in a banded pattern of 8 open diamond shapes in yellow meadowlark feathers on background of green mallard feathers. [In 1977 Pomo basketweaver Mable McKay, commented that weavers in the Ukiah area cut or trimmed feathers on baskets, such as this example, whereas weavers in Long Valley did not, unless the basket was passed outside their cultural group. Trimming the feathers diminishes or â€œbreaks downâ€ the power of the spirit, and Mable said she had never seen any basket in a museum collection that had not been â€œbroken down.â€]
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 3.6, Rim Diam = 6.4, Max Diam = 8.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0818
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Miniature basket
Culture	Pomo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	California
County	Mendocino, Sonoma, Lake
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1930-1950
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Sedge (Carex sp.) roots; Acorn woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) feathers; Mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos) feathers
Description	Small round gift basket with flat base and rounded sides that taper in at rim; Coiled on 3-rod foundation; Exterior is completely covered in featherwork with a pattern of 3 small triangles in green mallard duck feathers on a background of red acorn woodpecker feathers. [In 1977 Pomo basketweaver Mable McKay, commented that this basketâ€™s bottom is open, so the spirit would not stay in, thus signifying that the weaver needed to see further into the dream that first inspired this basket.]
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 1.1, Rim Diam = 1.6, Max Diam = 2.5

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0819
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket
Culture	Pomo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	California
County	Lake
Other Geographic Data	Mission Lakeport area
Maker's Name	Unknown (probably the same weaver as CAS 0370-0761)
Date of Manufacture	early 1900s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Sedge (Carex sp.) roots; Bulrush (Scirpus sp.) roots; Acorn woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) feathers; California quail (Callipepla californica) top knot feathers
Description	Round basket with flat base and rounded sides that taper in at rim; Coiled on 3-rod foundation; Designs in dyed bulrush include 9-point star with terraced outline on base and 3 diagonal motifs on sides comprising a diagonal checkered band flanked by solid triangles and rectangles; Space between motifs is filled with red woodpecker feathers and rim is outlined in quail top knot feathers. [In 1977 Pomo basketweaver Mable McKay identified this design as the â€œflintâ€ design. She also attributed this basket to the Mission Lakeport area, and thought it was probably woven by the same person who wove CAS 0370-0761.]
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 4.2, Rim Diam = 6.4, Max Diam = 9.8

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0820
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket
Culture	Thompson or Fraser River Salish
Global Region	North America
Country	Canada
State/Prov./Dist.	British Columbia
County
Other Geographic Data	Thompson and/or Fraser River areas
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. early 1900s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Western red cedar (Thuja plicata) splints and roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Cherry (Prunus emarginata) bark
Description	Deep rectangular berry gathering basket with flat base, rounded corners, and slightly flaring sides, woven in coiled technique over a bundle foundation; Warp material is cedar splints and primary weft material is cedar roots; Designs are woven in imbrication technique and consist of 14 composite vertical stripes extending up the sides of the basket, each comprising a central stripe woven of natural red cherry bark or mud-dyed black cherry bark, flanked on either side by stripes that alternate undyed bear grass with either natural red or mud-dyed black cherry bark; Additional, a band of natural red cherry bark is woven in ribbon beading technique along two coils along the lower sides and also along the final rim coil; Series of small holes in uppermost 3.5 cm of basket indicates location of original loop handles.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 17.3, Width = 30.5, Depth = 22.2, Max Diam = 30.5

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0821A,B
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket with lid
Culture	Hopi
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Arizona
County	Navajo
Other Geographic Data	Hopi Indian Reservation; Second Mesa
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1930s to 1940s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Galleta grass (Hilaria jamesii) stems; Yucca (Yucca angustissima) leaves; Aniline dyes
Description	Rectangular basket with flat oval base and slightly rounded sides, rising to rectangular rim; Basket is woven in coiled technique over bundle foundation; Separate lid is slightly domed and also starts as an oval shape but ends as a rectangle by increasing the diameter of the coils at the corners; Warp material is galleta grass stems and weft material is natural and aniline dyed yucca leaves; Designs on each side and end of basket actually begin on base and consist of open concentric terraced diamonds in yellow, red, and green, outlined in black; Diamonds on long sides are also flanked by pair of green terraced triangles outlined in black; Designs on lid consist of 4 concentric terraced triangles in yellow, red, and green, all on natural undyed background.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 11.9, Width = 15.7, Length = 20.8

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