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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 1983-0001-0011
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; Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves
Description	Round basket with flat base, low shoulder, and gently in-curved sides; Woven primarily in 2-strand twining with 3-strand twining on base and around rim; Designs are in maidenhair fern in full-twist overlay and consist of geometric motif of triangles (possible variation of wolf's eye pattern) repeated 4 times on sides and dashed line around rim, all on background of bear grass.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 11.1, Rim Diam = 13.5, Max Diam = 17.2

Catalog Number	CAS 1984-0011-0001
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	late 1800s
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots
Description	Large round basket with flat base and rounded sides that curve inward slightly toward rim; Woven primarily in 2-strand twining with 3-strand twining on the base; Designs are woven in full-twist overlay technique and consist of 6 diagonal terraced zigzag lines rising from base to rim, 3 of which are flanked on either side by diagonal columns of stacked black triangles; Narrow black line encircles rim.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 18.2, Rim Diam = 23.5, Max Diam = 28.9

Catalog Number	CAS 1984-0011-0002
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	late 1800s
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots
Description	Round basket with flat base, lower body that flares to midlevel shoulder, and inward curving upper sides; Woven primarily in 2-strand twining with 3-strand twining on entire base; Designs on sides are in full-twist overlay and consist of large open, composite diamond motif comprising both positive and negative elements, repeated 4 times.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 21.5, Rim Diam = 26.5, Max Diam = 34.5

Catalog Number	CAS 1996-0002-0002
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. 1914-1918
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Spruce (Picea sp.) roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) stems
Description	Round basket with flat base and rounded sides; Woven primarily in 2-strand twining with 3-strand twining and single row of lattice twining on base; Designs are in full-twist overlay and consist of 5 terraced zigzags (each consisting of 4 parallel black lines) rising diagonally from base to rim, and a single black band just below rim, all on yellow bear grass background.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 11.0, Max Diam = 14.5

Catalog Number	CAS 1992-0006-0006
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; Maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) stems, Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves
Description	Round basket with flat base and sides that flare out to mid-section and then gently curve in toward wide mouth; woven primarily in 2-strand twining; Designs are in maidenhair fern in full-twist overlay and consist of 2 bands, each comprising nine rectangular units with superimposed concentric diamonds (wolf's eye pattern), all on background of bear grass.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 13.9, Rim Diam = 19.0, Max Diam = 22.5

Catalog Number	CAS 1994-0008-0009
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	Large, deep, round basket with flat base and rounded, slightly in-curving sides; Woven primarily in 2-strand twining with 3-strand twining on base; Designs are in full-twist overlay and include 2 concentric bands in bear grass on base and 3 parallel, terraced diagonal zigzags flanked by solid black triangles and repeated 6 times on sides of basket.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 25.0, Rim Diam = 31.5, Max Diam = 38.0

Catalog Number	CAS 1994-0010-0002
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	Tule or bulrush (Scirpus acutus) stems; Bulrush (Scirpus sp.) roots; Cattail (Typha latifolia) leaves or Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves (?); Maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) stems
Description	Round basket with semi-flat base and sides that flare out on lower half then rise vertically to rim; Woven in plain twining with 2 rows of lattice twining on underbody; Designs are in full-twist overlay and consist of concentric bands in bear grass on base and motif of 3 parallel vertical lines flanked by triangles repeated 5 times on sides, all on cattail leaves or bear grass (?) background.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 14.7, Max Diam = 19.8

Catalog Number	CAS 0511-0001
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket
Culture	Achumawi or Atsugewi
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	Deep, round mush boiler basket with flat base, and slightly curved sides; Woven primarily in 2-strand twining with 3-strand twining on base and around rim; Designs are in full-twist overlay and consist of a wide elaborate zigzag band around the sides, comprising open rectangles, pendant triangles, and nested geometrics, all in maidenhair fern on background of bear grass.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 15.9, Rim Diam = 21.2, Max Diam = 21.7

Catalog Number	CAS 0511-0002
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket
Culture	Achumawi or Atsugewi
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; Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots
Description	Round basket with flat base and rounded sides sloping inward slightly toward rim; Woven primarily in 2-strand twining with 3-strand twining on base and at rim; Coiled rim is wrapped in redbud; Design on side of basket is in full-twist overlay and consists of wide, elaborate zigzag band of 2 parallel bands of stacked triangles and superimposed diagonal band (possible mountain design).
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 9.2, Rim Diam = ca. 13.0, Max Diam = 14.5

Catalog Number	CAS 0145-0103
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket
Culture	Achumawi or Atsugewi
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	Round mush boiling basket with flat base, low shoulder, and in-curving sides; Woven primarily in 2-strand twining with 3-strand twining on base; Designs on sides are in full-twist overlay and consist of 4 large open and contiguous diamonds that extend from lower side to rim, each one comprising diagonal bands of small squares with pendant triangles (bear foot pattern).
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 15.8, Rim Diam = ca. 16.5, Max Diam = 24.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0127-0012
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 0127-0004
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 0516-0005
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 bowl-shaped basket with flat base and flaring sides; Coiled on bundle foundation; Designs are in dyed juncus rush stems and consists of coiled rattlesnake motif spiraling out from base up to rim, with band of triangles encircling upper side of basket; 5-point star pattern in undyed juncus rush is located on base.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 7.4, Max Diam = 28.4

Catalog Number	CAS 1986-0009-0001
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket
Culture	Cahuilla
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	California, Nevada
County	Riverside, CA
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	unknown
Date of Manufacture	early 1900s
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Juncus rush (Juncus sp.) stems; Palm (?) leaves
Description	Round bowl shaped basket with flat base and short, flaring sides; Coiled on bundle foundation in spaced-stitch technique; No design.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 10.0, Max Diam = 53.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0145-0165
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket
Culture	Cahuilla, Luiseño (Luiseno)
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	California
County	Riverside, San Diego
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	unknown
Date of Manufacture	early 1900s
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Juncus rush (Juncus sp.) stems
Description	Round granary storage basket with flat base, and expansive globose body that tapers gradually to a high, broad shoulder that partially encloses a wide mouth; Basket is woven in coiled technique over bundle foundation, and is completely without any design elements.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 63.0, Rim Diam = ca. 61.0, Max Diam = 112.0

Catalog Number	CAS 1986-0012-0001
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket
Culture	Central Pomo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	California
County	Mendocino
Other Geographic Data	Town: Manchester, Point Arena area
Maker's Name	Flora White Scarioni (19 Aug. 1886-11 December 1969)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1945
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Sedge (Carex sp.) roots; Bracken fern (Pteridium sp.) roots
Description	Shallow round basket with wide, flat base and vertical sides that slope inward toward rim, forming wide mouth; woven in one-rod coiling; Design is in bracken fern root and includes 13-petal floral pattern on base, band of 15 paired triangles on lower side, band of 15 diamonds on upper side, and 15 rectangles (insect trails) around rim.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 8.7, Rim Diam = 18.0, Max Diam = 25.4

Catalog Number	CAS 1986-0012-0002
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket
Culture	Central Pomo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	California
County	Mendocino
Other Geographic Data	Town: Manchester, Point Arena area
Maker's Name	Flora White Scarioni (19 Aug. 1886-11 December 1969)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1940-1945
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Sedge (Carex sp.) roots; Bracken fern (Pteridium sp.) roots
Description	Round, very shallow bowl-shaped basket with flat base and rounded sides that curve inward at rim, forming very wide mouth; Woven in single-rod coil; Design is in dyed bracken fern root and consists of 12 rectangular units arranged in an undulating band on the base; 6 terraced lines on sides of basket spiral up from base to rim (deer back pattern).
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 5.7, Rim Diam = 15.5, Max Diam = 22.9

Catalog Number	CAS 1986-0012-0003
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket
Culture	Central Pomo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	California
County	Mendocino
Other Geographic Data	Town: Manchester, Point Arena area
Maker's Name	Flora White Scarioni (19 Aug. 1886-11 December 1969)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1920-1945
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Sedge (Carex sp.) roots; Bracken fern (Pteridium sp.) roots Bulrush (Scirpus sp.) roots; Enamel paint
Description	Round basket with flat base and rounded sides that curve in toward rim; Coiled on 3-rod foundation; Design in dyed bulrush includes 5 reversed "F" shapes on base and band of open, terraced diamonds around sides; Weft fibers in 2 coils of each diamond shape were painted pale green after basket was woven.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 4.0, Rim Diam = 5.1, Max Diam = 6.9

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