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Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0800
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, purple, and green, alternating with plain bands of undyed weft.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 20.5, Thickness = 0.3, Length = 26.3

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0801
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, yellow, maroon, and orange, alternating with plain bands of undyed weft.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 18.7, Thickness = 0.3, Length = 25.7

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 0370-0886
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 and green, and a central band of alternating black and yellow parallelograms between multiple pairs of framing lines (black, purple, and yellow), all alternating with plain bands of undyed weft.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 22.9, Thickness = 0.3, Length = 31.9

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0887
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 strands; 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 with a yellow zigzag on a dark blue background, all alternating with plain bands of undyed weft.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 24.4, Thickness = 0.3, Length = 34.7

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0866
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 round mat for use as a hot pad or trivet, woven entirely in plain twining technique; Warp and weft material is spruce roots; Background designs are woven in plain twining, using dyed spruce roots as the weft, and they comprise a round red area in center of mat, encircled by a pair of black and a pair of red concentric bands near the center and then by another pair of black bands and a single red band around the rim; Overlaying the space between each half of the paired bands and also around the rim is a double row of undyed bear grass leaves woven in false embroidery technique.
Dimensions (cm)	Thickness = 0.3, Max Diam = 18.4

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 0370-0799
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)	Width = 19.6, Thickness = 0.3, Length = 27.5

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0894
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Burden basket
Culture	Pomo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	California
County	Lake
Other Geographic Data	Stewart Point, possibly
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	early 1900s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Willow (Salix sp.) shoots
Description	Round burden basket with flat base and flaring sides; Woven primarily in spaced, 3-strand twining with band of close 2-strand twining (doubled wefts over paired and tripled warps) just below rim; Rim terminus is secured with several loops of cotton twine; No design. [In 1977 Pomo basketweaver Mable McKay identified this as a work basket for carrying acorns, herbs or other foodstuffs. She also attributed it to the Lake County area, possibly Stewart Point.]
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 45.5, Max Diam = 52.8

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0896
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Burden 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	late 1800s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Sedge (Carex sp.) roots; Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots
Description	Round conical burden basket with pointed base and flaring sides; Woven primarily in plain twining with diagonal twining on base and near rim; Heavy reinforcing rod located on interior rim is coil wrapped; Design is in split redbud and consists of 6 bands of varying width (2 of rectangles, 1 zigzag, 2 of arrow shapes, and 1 of open contiguous diamonds); Additional dashed band frames rim. [In 1977 Pomo basketweaver Mable McKay identified this as a burden or work basket with a rattlesnake design. She said such baskets were made as an initiation gift for a teenager by the parents and presented by a healer during a ceremony.]
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 34.7, Max Diam = 42.7

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0877
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Burden basket
Culture	Western Apache
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Arizona
County	unknown
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. early 1900s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Serviceberry (Amelanchier sp.) slats (?); Leather; Commercial muslin cloth; Devil's claw (Martynia sp.) pods; Paint
Description	Large round burden basket with concave base and vertical flaring sides, woven primarily in plain twining; Warp material is probably whole willow shoots and primary weft material is unpeeled split willow shoots; Pair of heavier staves are crossed on base and are woven into interior sides for added strength; Warp rods are bent over at rim and coil wrapped; Second coil of 2 willow rods and heavy gauge wire is added to rim and coil wrapped in leather; Designs on exterior sides consist of 4 parallel bands of closely spaced diagonal bars; Two of the bands are woven of black devil's claw and two are woven of painted red willow shoots; Piece of native-tanned leather with scalloped outer edge covers exterior base, with red muslin cloth strip sewn beneath edges of leather; 4 leather bands extend from leather patch up sides of basket and over rim; Leather bands and patch on base are decorated with numerous leather fringes and additional fringes are pendant from rim in areas between leather bands; Leather patch on base is also decorated with band of small cutout circles and/or ovals around perimeter.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 41.3, Max Diam = 48.2

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0770A,B
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Effigy basket with lid (alligator)
Culture	Coushatta
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, or Texas
County
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1940
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Pine (Pinus sp.) needles and cone scales; Raffia grass leaves; Aniline dyes
Description	Elongated basket in the form of an alligator in walking position, woven entirely in open-spaced coiled technique over a bundle foundation; Warp material is pine needles and primary weft material is undyed raffia grass leaves; Alligator's body is oval-shaped and constitutes the actual "basket" with a flat base and vertical sides; Separate open-ended (at one end only) oval shaped basket is attached to one end of body in inverted position to form the animal's tail; Two separate and very shallow, open-ended (on one end only) are also attached to opposite end of the body, forming the head and hinged jaws of the alligator; Four separate coil-wrapped legs and feet are attached to sides of the body; Separate oval lid with interior lip fits into back cavity of alligator's body; Upper side of neck, body (including lid), and tail are covered with overlapping individual pine cone scales to represent the alligator's skin texture; Eyes and interior of mouth are woven of dyed red raffia grass leaves.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 3.8, Width = 5.2, Length = 23.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0734A,B
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Effigy basket with lid (alligator)
Culture	Coushatta
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, or Texas
County
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1940
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Pine (Pinus sp.) needles and cone scales; Raffia grass leaves; Aniline dyes; Commercial cloth; Wool yarn
Description	Elongated basket in the form of an alligator in walking position, woven entirely in open-spaced coiled technique over a bundle foundation; Warp material is pine needles and primary weft material is undyed raffia grass leaves; Alligator's body is oval-shaped and constitutes the actual "basket" with a flat base and vertical sides; Separate open-ended (at one end only) oval shaped basket is attached to one end of body in inverted position to form the animal's tail; Two separate and very shallow, open-ended (on one end only) baskets are also attached to opposite end of the body, forming the head and hinged jaws of the alligator; Four separate coil-wrapped legs and feet are attached to sides of the body; Separate oval lid with interior lip fits into back cavity of alligator's body; Upper side of neck, body (including lid), and tail are covered with overlapping individual pine cone scales to represent the alligator's skin texture; Eyes and interior of mouth are woven of dyed red raffia grass leaves.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 3.8, Width = 5.1, Length = 22.6

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0068A,B
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Effigy basket with lid (crab)
Culture	Coushatta
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, or Texas
County
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1940
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Pine (Pinus sp.) needles; Raffia grass leaves; Aniline dyes
Description	Effigy basket in the form of a crab; Oval body has flat base and rounded sides that curve inward at the rim; Corresponding oval lid has interior lip that fits inside mouth of basket; Both basket and lid are woven in open coiled technique over a bundle foundation; Warp material is pine needles and primary weft material is undyed raffia grass leaves; Appended tail, 8 legs (4 legs on each side), and pair of large claws on front are all wrapped in dyed red raffia leaves; Eyes and antennae on front are made of dyed black raffia leaves; Top of lid is decorated with dyed red raffia fibers woven in overstitch technique.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 4.1, Width = ca. 12.5, Length = 15.8

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0070A,B
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Effigy basket with lid (turkey)
Culture	Coushatta
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, or Texas
County
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1940
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Pine (Pinus sp.) needles; Raffia grass leaves; Aniline dyes
Description	Effigy basket in the form of a turkey, whose hollow, oval body has a flat base and rounded sides that curve inward toward the rim; Corresponding oval lid is slightly rounded and has interior lip that fits inside basket's mouth; Both basket and lid are woven in open coiled technique over a bundle foundation; Warp material is pine needles and primary weft material is undyed raffia grass leaves; Turkeyâ€™s neck and head are fashioned from pine needle bundle that is coil-wrapped; Eyes are woven of dyed black raffia leaves; Tail is fashioned from lengths of raffia leaves that are looped through coils and extend out as fringe; Body is supported on pine needle bundle secured to underside, whose two ends are bent down to form the legs and the ends splayed to form 4 toes each, and all are coil-wrapped and secured to an oval coiled base.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 10.6, Width = 10.4, Length = 13.7

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 0370-0818
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 0370-0813
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

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