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Catalog Number	CAS 0090-0027
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket
Culture	Klamath or Modoc
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	California, Oregon
County	Modoc, Siskiyou, CA, Klamath, OR
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	unknown (pre-1945)
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Tule or bulrush (Scirpus acutus) stems; Cattail (Typha latifolia) stems
Description	Oval basket with flat base and slightly rounded sides; Woven in 2-strand twining with 1 row of lattice twining on base and 2 rows just below rim; Warp ends are folded over at rim and bound into final row of twining; Designs in 2-strand twining consist of concentric bands (dark brown and golden brown) on base and band of open rectangles, plain band and 4 goblet-shaped motifs on side.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 12.5, Width = ca. 28.5, Length = ca. 35.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0090-0032
Category	Basketry
Object Name	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	N/A
Materials	Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) stems
Description	Round basket with flat base and curved sides rising to straight rim; Woven primarily in plain twining, with 3-strand twining on base; Rim includes area of exposed, crossed warp rods and reinforcing rod wrapped in bear grass; Design includes 2 concentric bands on interior base and 2 bands of negative diamonds on exterior, all in bear grass and maidenhair fern in half-twist overlay.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 11.5, Rim Diam = ca. 15.5, Max Diam = 17.5

Catalog Number	CAS 0090-0034
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket
Culture	Mission
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	California
County	unknown
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	early 1900s
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Deer grass (Muhlenbergia rigens) stems; Sumac (Rhus sp.) stems; Juncus rush (Juncus sp.) stems
Description	Round basket with flat base, curved sides, and high shoulder; Coiled on bundle foundation; Designs include zigzag band (with truncated peaks) around lower sides, band of closely spaced, terraced diagonals around mid-section, and band of "S" shapes around shoulder, all in dyed juncus.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 12.2, Rim Diam = 9.8, Max Diam = 14.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0090-0035
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket
Culture	Mission
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	California
County	unknown
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	early 1900s
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Deer grass (Muhlenbergia rigens) stems; Sumac (Rhus sp.) stems; Juncus rush (Juncus sp.) stems
Description	Round basket with flat base and curved sides, tapering inward as they rise, forming a wide, short neck; Coiled on bundle foundation; Design consists of six diagonal columns of small rectangular units.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 7.9, Rim Diam = 9.4, Max Diam = 13.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0090-0036
Category	Basketry
Object Name	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	early 1900s
Collection Name	N/A
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	Globose basket with flat base, low shoulder, and curving sides that slope inward toward narrow rim; Warp rods are crossed just below rim and coil wrapped at rim; Woven primarily in plain twining with 3-strand twining on base; Design is in bear grass and woodwardia and maidenhair fern stems and includes plain bands and band of crosses on base and bicolored zigzag around upper sides.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 8.2, Rim Diam = 7.0, Max Diam = 12.7

Catalog Number	CAS 0090-0037
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket
Culture	Mission
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	California
County	unknown
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	early 1900s
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Deer grass (Muhlenbergia rigens) stems; Sumac (Rhus sp.) stems; Juncus rush (Juncus sp.) stems
Description	Round basket with flat base, flaring lower sides forming a very low shoulder, and upper sides sloping inward toward narrow diameter mouth; Designs are in dyed juncus rush leaves and consist of 6 paired vertical columns of stacked triangles, framed between upper and lower framing lines.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 7.0, Rim Diam = 8.0, Max Diam = 14.7

Catalog Number	CAS 0090-0038
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket
Culture	Mission (?)
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	California
County	unknown
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	early 1900s
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Cane rods; Raffia leaves
Description	Round basket with flat base, curved sides and in-curving rim; Coiled on single-rod foundation in grasshopper stitch technique; Designs are in dyed raffia leaves and consist of four-petal floral pattern (red and black) on base, and 2-coil band alternating red and black units just below rim; Plain black band outlines rim.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 3.3, Rim Diam = 8.0, Max Diam = 9.3

Catalog Number	CAS 0090-0058
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket
Culture	Klamath River or Karuk
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	N/A
Materials	Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves
Description	Round acorn mush basket with rounded base and rounded, in-curving sides; Woven primarily in close-spaced, plain twining with 3-strand twining on base and lattice twining on upper sides; Design is done in bear grass in half-twist overlay and consists of wide zigzag band on upper sides, with 2 rows of lattice twining across the design for structural reinforcement.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 10.0, Rim Diam = 16.2, Max Diam = 18.4

Catalog Number	CAS 0091-0037
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Burden basket
Culture	Modoc
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	California
County	Modoc, Siskiyou
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	early 1900s
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Tule or bulrush (Scirpus acutus) stems; Cattail (Typha latifolia) leaves; Nettle (Urtica dioica) stems; Maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) stems
Description	Conical burden basket woven in 2-strand twining with single row of 3-strand twining just below rim; Warp ends are folded over at rim and bound into final row of twining; Designs are in full-twist overlay and include 3 diagonal columns of stacked parallelograms with small open diamond and cross motifs in intervening spaces.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 17.6, Max Diam = ca. 20.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0097-0003
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket
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	early 1900s
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) stems; Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots
Description	Oval basket with flat base and vertical sides, woven in 3-strand twining on the base and in plain twining on sides; Single row of lattice twining along outer edge of base provides added structural support and also forms a footed base; Warp fibers are bent over at rim and incorporated into a bundle which is coil-wrapped in split redbud shoots; Warp material is hazel shoots and primary weft material is conifer roots; Designs on sides are woven in full-twist overlay technique, using black maidenhair fern stems on a background of natural colored bear grass stems, and consist of an elaborate terraced zigzag band comprising negative geometrics (possibly deer rib pattern), and 6 large cross-shaped motifs just below the rim; Final rows of twining just below rim alternate light and dark overlay materials.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 10.1, Width = 14.1, Length = 26.2

Catalog Number	CAS 0097-0004
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket
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	early 1900s
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) stems
Description	Small round basket with flat base and rounded sides that curve inward slightly at the rim, woven primarily in plain twining with 3-strand twining on base and along final row of twining at rim; Warp fibers are clipped above rim; Warp material is hazel shoots and primary weft material is conifer roots; Designs on side are woven in full-twist overlay technique, using natural colored bear grass leaves for the background and black maidenhair fern stems for the actual designs, which consist of a band of 5 open diamonds (wolf's eye pattern) with triangle pendant atop each diamond, all framed between upper and lower framing lines that alternate light and dark overlay materials.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 7.8, Rim Diam = 11.0, Max Diam = 12.6

Catalog Number	CAS 0108-0008
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket
Culture	Achumawi
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	California
County	Modoc, Siskiyou, Shasta, Lassen
Other Geographic Data	Northeastern California
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	late 1800s
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) stems; Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots
Description	Round basket with flat base and globose lower body whose sides taper inward and then rise vertically to form a short, but very wide neck with a straight rim; Basket is woven primarily in plain twining technique, with bands of 3-strand twining alternating with bands of plain twining on base; 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 consists of a wide zigzag band with serrated outer edges and overlaid by a narrow negative terraced zigzag line; Solid black line encircles rim and 2 large concentric circles (woven of bear grass leaves) decorate the base.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 19.1, Rim Diam = 21.2, Max Diam = 25.1

Catalog Number	CAS 0108-0009
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket
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	early 1900s
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Bracken fern (Pteridium sp.) roots
Description	Round basket with flat base and rounded sides, curving inward toward rim; Coiled on single-rod foundation in spaced-stitch technique; Designs are in dyed bracken fern roots and consist of plain band just below rim.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 7.0, Rim Diam = 12.0, Max Diam = 16.7

Catalog Number	CAS 0108-0011
Category	Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry
Object Name	Hat
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	N/A
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	Hemispherical woman's hat with rounded base and sides; Woven primarily in plain twining with 3-strand twining on base and lattice twining near base and rim; Design is in bear grass and woodwardia and maidenhair fern and is divided into 3 registers; On crown are concentric bands; Middle and rim registers show units of diagonally stacked triangles.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 9.0, Max Diam = 19.5

Catalog Number	CAS 0108-0015
Category	Basketry
Object Name	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	N/A
Materials	Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Woodwardia fern (Woodwardia sp.) stems
Description	Goblet-shaped basket with flaring base and conical shaped upper portion; Woven primarily in plain twining with 3-strand twining on base; Rims on base and upper portion are reinforced with rod bundle and wrapped; Design is in bear grass and woodwardia fern in half-twist overlay and consists of concentric bands on base and bands of positive and negative diamonds and triangles on upper sides.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 15.1, Max Diam = 17.3

Catalog Number	CAS 0108-0016
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Baby carrier / cradleboard model
Culture	Klamath River
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	California
County	Humboldt, Del Norte, Siskiyou
Other Geographic Data	Northwestern California
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1930-1940
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Woodwardia fern (Woodwardia sp.) stems
Description	Scoop-shaped twined baby carrier with warps forming back doubled back on themselves at bottom; Warps on sides are folded around and overlap at front where they are twined in pairs in 2-strand twining with 3-strand twining on corners; Sides and back are all woven in 2-strand twining; Coiled rim is wrapped in alternating blocks of bear grass and woodwardia fern.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 10.5, Width = 21.2, Length = 45.9

Catalog Number	CAS 0121-0001
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Burden basket
Culture	Wailaki
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	California
County	Lake
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	late 1800s
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Leather
Description	Conical shaped burden basket with flaring sides; Woven primarily in 2-strand twining with 3-strand twining on lower sides and 2 rows of lattice twining on lower interior; Reinforcing rod on interior of rim is coil-wrapped; Weft fibers on basket start are leather; Designs in bear grass in full-twist overlay and include multi-lined zigzag bands on side and band of diamonds just below rim.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = ca. 42.0, Max Diam = 46.8

Catalog Number	CAS 0127-0001
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket
Culture	Eastern Mono
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	California
County	Mono, Inyo
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	early 1900s
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots; Bulrush (Scirpus sp.) roots; Bracken fern (Pteridium sp.) roots
Description	Round mush boiler basket with flat base and gently curved, flaring sides; Coiled on 3-bundle foundation; Designs on sides include 4 pairs of vertical zigzags (increasing in width as they rise) forming negative diamonds between them and 3 vertical columns of stacked triangles; Design on base is obliterated.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 17.7, Max Diam = 35.8

Catalog Number	CAS 0127-0002
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket
Culture	Panamint Shoshone (Timbisha Shoshone) (possibly GabrieliÃ±o*)
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	California
County	unknown
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	early 1900s
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Bulrush (Scirpus sp.) roots; Tree yucca [Joshua tree] (Yucca brevifolia) roots
Description	Round basket with flat base and deep, flaring sides; Woven on 3-rod coil; Design is in dyed bulrush roots and tree yucca roots and consists of 3 composite and bicolored, terraced zigzags and 1 single zigzag, all rising from base to rim; 4 areas of dark and light ticking decorate the rim.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 15.6, Max Diam = 37.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0127-0003
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basketry covered bottle
Culture	Paiute or 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	early 1900s
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Glass; Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Bracken fern (Pteridium sp.) roots; Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots
Description	Tall-necked green wine (?) bottle with basketry covering, woven mostly in diagonal twining with 2 rows of 3-strand twining at rim; Warp rods are bent over at rim and coil-wrapped; Short ring-base, coiled on single rod foundation is attached to base; Designs on sides include 5 bands in redbud, dyed (black) bracken fern root, and spring-peeled (brown) and dyed (green and yellow) willow.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 27.7, Rim Diam = 3.5, Max Diam = 11.9

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