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Catalog Number

 CAS 0127-0004   CAS 0127-0004; Basket
Category Basketry
Object Name Basket
Culture Cahuilla
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California
County Riverside
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Deer grass (Muhlenbergia rigens) stems (?); Sumac (Rhus sp.) stems; Juncus rush (Juncus sp.) stems
Description Round bowl-shaped basket with flat base and curved, flaring sides; Coiled on bundle foundation; Design is in dyed juncus rush stems and consists of 8 single-coil bands on lower 2/3 of sides.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 8.4, Max Diam = 28.3

Catalog Number

 CAS 0127-0005   CAS 0127-0005; Basket
Category Basketry
Object Name Basket
Culture Sierra Miwok
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California
County Calaveras, Tuolumne, Mariposa, Mono
Other Geographic Data Sutter Creek area (?)
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 flaring sides; Coiled on 3-rod foundation; Designs are in dyed bracken fern and consist of terraced zigzag band around mid-section and band of 6 open, terraced diamonds around upper sides.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 11.2, Max Diam = 23.7

Catalog Number

 CAS 0127-0006   CAS 0127-0006; Basket
Category Basketry
Object Name Basket
Culture Klamath River, Yurok
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 Deep, round acorn mush basket with flat base and curving sides that rise up to a straight rim; Woven primarily in close-spaced, plain twining with 3-strand twining on base and lattice twining near rim; Exterior design just below rim is done in bear grass in half-twist overlay and consists of two bands of triangles, with two rows of lattice twining between them.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 11.0, Max Diam = 22.9

Catalog Number

 CAS 0127-0007   CAS 0127-0007; Hat
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. 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 Hemispherical woman's hat with flat base and curving sides; Woven primarily in plain twining with 3-strand twining on base and near rim; Design is in bear grass and maidenhair fern and divided into 3 registers; 5-point star is on crown; Middle and rim registers show 3 motifs of stacked parallelograms with negative terraced units within and diagonal bisecting lines ("flint pattern with snake lines").
Dimensions (cm) Height = 10.0, Max Diam = 18.0

Catalog Number

 CAS 0127-0009   CAS 0127-0009; Basket
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 ca. early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Bracken fern (Pteridium sp.) roots; Aniline dyes
Description Deep basket with flat base rounded sides that curve inward toward rim, and high shoulder; Coiled on single-rod foundation in spaced-stitch technique; Designs are in dyed (brown and pink) willow and consist of brown zigzag band around sides, enclosing pink V-shapes, all done in supplementary wefts.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 8.5, Rim Diam = 13.0, Max Diam = 14.9

Catalog Number

 CAS 0127-0012   CAS 0127-0012; Basket
Category Basketry
Object Name Basket
Culture Cahuilla
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California
County Riverside
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 rounded sides that curve inward toward wide mouth; Woven in coiling technique over bundle foundation; Designs 12 floral motifs (possibly representing cholla cactus?) woven in natural (gold) or dyed (black) juncus or a combination of both, and 2 open diamonds in natural (gold) juncus, all on sides of baskets.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 14.2, Rim Diam = 19.2, Max Diam = 23.7

Catalog Number

 CAS 0127-0013   CAS 0127-0013; Hat
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 to 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 Hemispherical woman's hat with flat base and rounded sides; Woven primarily in plain twining with 3-strand twining on base and near rim; Design is in bear grass and woodwardia and maidenhair fern and is divided into 3 registers; Open circle with 4 "foot pattern" motifs is on crown; Middle and rim registers have stacked parallelograms that are bisected with terraced band ("sharp tooth with striped water snake" pattern).
Dimensions (cm) Height = 8.3, Max Diam = 17.4

Catalog Number

 CAS 0127-0014   CAS 0127-0014; Basket
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 curving sides that slope inward toward rim; Coiled on bundle foundation; Designs around sides include a single line, upon which rest 4 bowl-shaped geometric shapes (2 in dyed juncus and 2 in undyed [golden] juncus) with additional geometric shapes within and above them.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 8.5, Rim Diam = 13.8, Max Diam = 16.9
Catalog Number CAS 0127-0015   CAS 0127-0015; Basket
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; Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots
Description Slightly oval shaped basket with flat base and rounded sides, curving inward toward rim; coiled on single-rod foundation in spaced-stitch technique; Designs are in dyed (black) bracken fern roots and redbud and consist of 4 concentric (red and black) diamonds alternating with groups of 4 black triangles arranged in diamond shapes, all woven with supplementary wefts.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 7.9, Rim Diam = 14.2, Max Diam = 18.8

Catalog Number

 CAS 0129-0001   CAS 0129-0001; Hat
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry
Object Name Hat
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. 1890s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Sedge (Carex sp.) roots; Bulrush (Scirpus sp.) roots; Clam shell beads
Description Oval hat with a wide flat brim; Woven in 3-rod coil technique; Warp material is peeled willow shoots and primary weft material is sedge roots; Design is woven of dyed bulrush roots and consists of terraced diamonds and whirling log motifs (swastikas) on crown, sides, and brim of hat; Rim of hat is decorated along edge with 78 clam shell disc beads strung on string and sewn periodically to the hat's final coiled bundle.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 8.9, Width = 30.7, Length = 34.0

Catalog Number

 CAS 0136-0002   CAS 0136-0002; Basket
Category Basketry
Object Name Basket
Culture Maidu
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California
County Plumas, Lassen
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1915
Collection Name N/A
Materials Warp: Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Weft: Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots
Description Very large and deep round basket with flat base and widely flaring sides, woven in coiled technique over 3-rod foundation; Designs are in red bud and consist of 4 serrated zigzags that spiral from base to rim; Traces of red wood throughout the basket (other than in design) indicate that primary weft material is peeled redbud rather than willow; Overall shape of this basket is similar to that of a cooking basket as well as of a cremation basket, but its size is many times larger than either, suggesting this was probably commissioned by a private collector solely for display purposes.
Dimensions (cm) Height = ca. 74.0, Max Diam = ca. 115.0

Catalog Number

 CAS 0145-0003   CAS 0145-0003; Basket
Category Basketry
Object Name Basket
Culture Paiute
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona, Utah, Nevada, California
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1940s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Devil's claw (Martynia sp.) pods
Description Round basket with flat base and deep flaring sides; Basket is woven in coiled technique with spaced stitches over 3-rod foundation of peeled willow shoots; Primary weft material is peeled and split willow shoots; Designs are woven in blackdevil's claw and consist of seven large triangles that are pendant from a black band on the second-to-last coil, forming a large negative floral motif whose petals extend up the sides of the basket.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 8.5, Max Diam = 21.6

Catalog Number

 CAS 0145-0055   CAS 0145-0055; Basket
Category Basketry
Object Name Basket
Culture Mono Lake Paiute
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California
County Mariposa
Other Geographic Data Yosemite Valley area
Maker's Name Lucy Telles (1885-1955)
Date of Manufacture ca. 1914-1922
Collection Name N/A
Materials Deer grass (Muhlenbergia rigens) stems; Sedge (Carex sp.) roots; Bracken fern (Pteridium sp.) roots; Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots
Description Round globose basket with flat base and rounded sides; Coiled on bundle foundation; Designs are in dyed bracken fern roots and redbud and consist of column of flower, butterfly, and eagle, all repeated 4 times and alternating with tall flowering plant motif; Basket may have originally had a flat, “snap-on” lid, as Lucy Telles wove many baskets of this shape and with similar designs, some of which had accompanying lids.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 18.3, Rim Diam = 12.0, Max Diam = 23.7

Catalog Number

 CAS 0145-0057   CAS 0145-0057; Burden basket
Category Basketry
Object Name Burden basket
Culture Paiute
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California, Nevada
County Mono, Inyo, San Bernardino, CA, Douglas, Mineral, NV
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture Pre-1906
Collection Name N/A
Materials Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Bracken fern (Pteridium sp.) roots; Wire; Leather
Description Conical burden basket, with a design pattern of simple stripes on the side.
Dimensions (cm) Height = ca. 56.5, Max Diam = ca. 58.5

Catalog Number

 CAS 0145-0058   CAS 0145-0058; Basket
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 mid to late 1800s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Sedge (Carex sp.) roots; Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots
Description Globose wedding basket with flat base and rounded sides; Woven primarily in 2-strand, diagonal twining, with 3-strand twining at the basket start; Designs are woven in wrapped twining technique and consist of 3 large motifs that spiral from the base to the rim and include diagonally stacked positive and negative parallelograms, bordered on one side by large triangles and along other side by partial triangles; Narrow band of alternating dark and light weft fibers encircles basket just below rim.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 28.0, Rim Diam = 36.0, Max Diam = 44.2

Catalog Number

 CAS 0145-0059   CAS 0145-0059; Basket
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 late 1800s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Conifer roots; Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots
Description Round mush boiling basket with flat base and flaring sides; Coiled on 3-rod foundation; Designs are in redbud and consist of parallelograms flanked on either side by triangles and stacked into a large "V" shape extending from lower side to rim, the whole motif repeated 3 times.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 24.0, Max Diam = 46.7
Catalog Number CAS 0145-0060   CAS 0145-0060; Seed beater basket
Category Basketry
Object Name Seed beater basket
Culture Sierra Miwok
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California
County Madera, Fresno
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
Description Scoop shaped seed beater with warp rods bundled to form extended, hollow handle; Woven in open diagonal twining; Reinforcing rod around exterior rim and end of handle are coil-wrapped; Design is in redbud and consists of 3 bands that alternate dark (redbud) and light (willow shoots) colors of weft materials.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 20.2, Width = 28.4, Length = 39.1

Catalog Number

 CAS 0145-0062   CAS 0145-0062; Basket
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 Juncus rush (Juncus sp.) stems; Deer grass (Muhlenbergia rigens) stems; Sumac (Rhus sp.) stems
Description Deep round bowl-shaped basket with flat base and curved, flaring sides; Coiled on bundle foundation; Designs are in dyed juncus rush leaves and consist of 2 groups of 2 and 3 columns, respectively, of stacked rectangles, rising diagonally from base to rim; Upper and lower framing lines are placed on base and just below rim, respectively.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 13.5, Max Diam = 33.5

Catalog Number

 CAS 0145-0063   CAS 0145-0063; Basket
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 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 mush boiling basket with flat base and slightly rounded sides that slope inward slightly toward the rim; Basket is woven primarily in plain twining, with several bands of 3-strand twining on base; Warp material is hazel shoots and primary weft material is conifer roots; Designs on side are woven in full-twist overlay technique, using natural bear grass leaves as the background and black maidenhair fern stems for the actual designs, which include 2 parallel zigzag bands with serrated edges; Lower zigzag is only partially woven in overlay technique, allowing underlying conifer roots to form approx. half of the design, while the upper zigzag is woven almost entirely in overlay technique; Narrow black band encircles rim of basket and series of 8 small and widely spaced black dots encircle the lower sides.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 21.0, Rim Diam = ca. 25.0, Max Diam = ca. 28.5

Catalog Number

 CAS 0145-0064   CAS 0145-0064; Burden basket
Category Basketry
Object Name Burden basket
Culture Paiute
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California
County Mono, Inyo, San Bernardino
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 Funnel-shaped burden basket, woven primarily in diagonal twining with 3-strand twining on base; Most warp rods are clipped at rim above final row of twining, with every 3rd one bent over and bound in weft; Rim reinforcing rod is wrapped in spaced coil stitch; Designs on sides include 2 blue and 1 green bands dyed willow and wide band of diamond lattice pattern in brown bracken fern root.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 30.1, Max Diam = 33.4
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