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Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0797
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	Flat, round plaque with braided rim; Woven primarily in plain twining with 3-strand twining in center and on final row of twining; Ends of warp rods are braided second time on reverse; Design is in bear grass and maidenhair and woodwardia ferns in half-twist overlay and consists of series of concentric bands, (ones in woodwardia fern comprise bands of small contiguous triangles).
Dimensions (cm)	Thickness = 0.7, Max Diam = 22.3

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 0370-0905
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket plaque
Culture	Pomo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	California
County	Mendocino, Sonoma, Lake
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Annie Burke (1876-1962) (attributed)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1930s to 1940s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Sedge (Carex sp.) roots; Bulrush (Scirpus sp.) roots
Description	Round, flat plaque woven in single rod coil technique; Warp material is peeled willow shoots and primary weft material is sedge roots; Design is turtle back, woven of dyed bulrush roots and consists of 3 open, terraced diamonds arranged in circle around center, with pair of zigzag lines radiating out from top of each diamond toward rim; Blocks of light and dark color alternate around rim.
Dimensions (cm)	Thickness = 0.4, Max Diam = 28.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0827A,B
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket with lid
Culture
Global Region	Sub-Saharan Africa
Country	Ethiopia
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Plant material
Description
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 24.6, Max Diam = 16.9

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0732A,B
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket with lid
Culture
Global Region	Sub-Saharan Africa
Country	Ethiopia
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Plant material
Description
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 21.3, Max Diam = 15.9

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0077A,B
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket with lid
Culture	Aleut
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Alaska
County	Aleutians West
Other Geographic Data	Aleutian Islands: Attu Island
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. early 1900s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Rye grass (Elymus sp.) stems; Silk thread
Description	Cylindrical basket with flat base and vertical sides, woven entirely in closed plain twining except for four paired rows on the base where the warps are exposed and crossed and a single row of 3-strand twining at the junction of the base and sides; Warp and weft material is rye grass stems; Designs are of silk thread, are woven in false embroidery technique, and consist of band of stacked triangles (in colors of orange, purple, pink, green and red) around midsection of basket, flanked above and below by band of open terraced diamonds in pink and pale blue, all framed between narrow terraced zigzag lines in yellow and brown; Matching round and slightly domed lid has short side that fits over rim of basket and central flat-topped knob handle on short thin stem; Lid is woven in closed plain twining; Designs on lid consist of concentric green, yellow, red, and purple bands on knob handle and similar motifs in similar colors on wide shoulder of lid as those found on basket.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 11.0, Max Diam = 12.8

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

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0834A,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. 1930-1950
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Galleta grass (Hilaria jamesii) stems; Yucca (Yucca angustissima) leaves, Aniline dyes
Description	Round basket with flat base and rounded sides that slope inward toward the rim; Basket is woven entirely in coiled technique over large bundle coils; two small loops are woven into rim coil opposite each other and coil-wrapped bail handle is attached to them; Additional single small loop is also attached to rim coil; Separate round lid is domed and has small coil-wrapped loop handle on its top; Warp material is galleta grass stems and weft material is natural, vegetal, and aniline dyed yucca leaves; Design on sides of basket include six contiguous concentric terraced diamonds which extend from the base to the rim; Each diamond is half red and half green and each is edged in black on the inside and on the outside; Design on lid consists of several open terraced black triangles and two narrow red and green terraced triangles.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 20.2, Rim Diam = 15.0, Max Diam = 22.2

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0060A,B
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket with lid
Culture	Jicarilla Apache
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Rio Arriba or Sandoval
Other Geographic Data	Jicarilla Apache Reservation area
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1940s to 1950s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Aniline dyes
Description	Deep round basket with flat base and slightly flared, vertical sides with pair of rectangular cutout handles on upper sides; Basket and corresponding flat lid with low sides that fit over rim of basket are both woven in coiling technique over bundle foundation; Warp material is willow shoots and the primary weft material is peeled and split willow shoots; Designs on basket and lid are woven of aniline dyed willow and include 4 large concentric red and green diamonds on sides of basket, alternating with pairs of smaller concentric terraced diamonds in red and green in intervening spaces; Designs on lid include red and green concentric bands on top and band of terraced red and green triangles around sides; Basket was likely woven for sale as clothes hamper.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 50.0, Max Diam = 33.4

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 0370-0809A,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 0370-0750A,B
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket with lid
Culture	Nuu-Chah-Nulth (Nootka)
Global Region	North America
Country	Canada
State/Prov./Dist.	British Columbia
County
Other Geographic Data	Western Vancouver Island
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1960
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Cedar (Cedrus sp.) bark; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Aniline dyes
Description	Round basket with flat base, vertical sides, and recessed rim, along with corresponding round flat-topped lid with low sides that fit over the basket's rim; Warp material is cedar bark; Base of basket is woven in plain twining technique, using cedar bark as the weft; 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 and forms a recessed rim, over which the warp fibers are bent and bound into the final rows of twining; Designs are woven of dyed bear grass leaves and include composite band in dark green, yellow, and dark blue around lower sides, a negative straw-colored dashed line on blue background around mid-section of basket, round green area in center of lid encircled by composite bands in green, yellow and dark blue or yellow and dark blue on top of lid, and composite band in green, yellow, and blue on sides of lid.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 6.6, Rim Diam = 11.3, Max Diam = 12.3

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0055A,B
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket with lid
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. late 1800s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Western red cedar (Thuja plicata) slats and roots; Common reed (Phragmites australis) stems; Cherry (Prunus emarginata) bark
Description	Large rectangular flat-bottomed basket with slightly flaring sides, and a low interior lip, along with corresponding flat, rectangular lid with low sides that fit over basket's lip; Base of basket and lid are woven in plaited technique over wide cedar slats, using cedar roots as the weft, and single bundle around perimeter of each is coil-wrapped and the whole units are supported on narrow footed bases comprising a cedar slat set on edge and trimmed with an additional bundle coil; Sides of basket are woven in coiled technique over cedar slats; Primary weft material is cedar roots; Designs are woven of undyed reed stems and natural (red) and mud-dyed (black) cherry bark, using the coiling technique on the basket's sides and ribbon beading on the entire lid and along base and rim of the basket; Designs on ends of basket consist of central column of red and straw-colored crosses, flanked by negative vertical zigzags on black background; Sides of basket show central column of black T-shaped motifs on straw-colored background, flanked by vertical columns of red and straw-colored crosses and wide negative vertical zigzags on red background; Designs on lid consist of plain bands alternating with ribbon-beaded bear grass or dyed black cherry bark bands on top, and red cherry bark bands along edges; 3 small imbricated reed sections on interior may be weaver's signature.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 33.7, Width = 40.7, Length = 60.5

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0747A,B
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket with lid
Culture	Washoe
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	California, Nevada
County	Placer, El Dorado, CA, Carson, Douglas, Washoe, NV
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. mid 1900s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Bracken fern (Pteridium sp.) roots; Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots
Description	Round basket with flat base, high shoulder, and rounded sides, curving inward toward rim; Fitted lid in domed; Coiled on single-rod foundation in spaced-stitch technique, with split stitches on exterior; Designs in redbud and dyed (black) bracken fern roots consist of plain redbud bands on upper and lower sides, plain black bands around mid-section and on lid, the latter in supplementary wefts.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 10.4, Rim Diam = 9.0, Max Diam = 14.5

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1819
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basketry covered bottle
Culture	Achumawi
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	California
County	Modoc, Siskiyou, Shasta, Lassen
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. late 1800s to early 1900s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Glass; Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) stems
Description	Basketry-covered brown glass bottle (possibly beer bottle) with flat base, cylindrical body, tall straight neck, and handle attached at shoulder and rim; basket is woven primarily in plain twining technique, with several rows of 3-strand twining on base and in final row of twining at rim; Warp material is hazel shoots and primary weft material is conifer roots; Designs are woven in full-twist overlay technique, using natural colored bear grass leaves as the background and black maidenhair fern stems for the actual designs, which include circular ticked band on base, 3 bands of large 8-point stars or half-stars on the sides, a band of small parallelograms around the shoulder, and a narrow ticked band around the neck; Handle is decorated with spiral bands in alternating light and dark colors; Upper neck of bottle is exposed, indicating a woven basketry cap originally accompanied this piece.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 26.1, Width = 9.0, Rim Diam = 3.3, Max Diam = 7.7

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0775A,B
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basketry covered bottle with lid
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. late 1800s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Glass; Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) Woodwardia fern (Woodwardia sp.) stems
Description	Green whiskey (?) bottle with basketry wrapping, woven primarily in plain twining with 3-strand twining on base and shoulder; Design is in dyed and natural bear grass and woodwardia fern in half-twist overlay and includes whirling 7-point star on base and alternating checkered and plain bands on sides; Design on lid consists of 3 plain bands in woodwardia fern.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 26.8, Rim Diam = 3.6, Max Diam = 10.1

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0798
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 three composite and concentric bands in colors of dark blue, orange, green, and purple, alternating with plain bands of undyed weft.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 24.4, Thickness = 0.3, Length = 32.6

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