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Catalog Number	CAS 0145-0098
Category	Basketry
Object Name	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 or nettle (Urtica dioica) stems; Maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) stems
Description	Round basket with flat base and slightly rounded sides; Woven primarily in 2-strand twining with several rows of 3-strand twining on base, over tule cordage warps; Warp ends are folded over at rim and bound in final row of twining; Designs on side are done in wrapped twining and consist of 5 parallel bands with small pendant squares above and below each one.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 14.3, Rim Diam = ca. 21.0, Max Diam = ca. 22.5

Catalog Number	CAS 0145-0099
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	Round mush bowl basket with flat base, low shoulder, and in-curving sides; Woven primarily in 2-strand twining with 3-strand twining on base and just below rim; Design on side of basket are in full-twist overlay and consist of zigzag pattern comprising 3 parallel, terraced zigzag lines with pendant triangles on outside lines (mountain pattern).
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 13.2, Rim Diam = ca. 13.5, Max Diam = 19.7

Catalog Number	CAS 0145-0100
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	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 gently rounded sides; Coiled on 3-rod foundation; Designs are in dyed bracken fern roots and consist of 6 columns of small stacked triangles rising from center of basket to just below rim, and intermittent band of staggered rectangular units on upper sides.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 9.2, Rim Diam = 17.0, Max Diam = 17.7

Catalog Number	CAS 0145-0101
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	early 1900s
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Sedge (Carex sp.) roots; Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots; Bulrush (Scirpus sp.) roots
Description	Deep round bowl with flat base and rounded sides that curve inward slightly at rim; Woven in coiling technique over 3-rod foundation; Designs include large open circle on base with pendant black and black/red rectangles (quail top knot pattern) on base; 2 bands composed of very slender diamonds arranged in zigzag lines encircle sides of basket and form large diamond lattice pattern.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 12.6, Rim Diam = 15.0, Max Diam = 19.5

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 0145-0104
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket
Culture	Chemehuevi
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	California
County	Riverside, San Bernardino
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. early 1900s
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Devil's claw (Martynia sp.) pods
Description	Round jar-shaped basket with flat base, globose body, and short constricted neck; Coiled on 3-rod foundation; Designs are in devil's claw and consist of several bands of alternating dark and light rectangles (some between framing lines) on base, lower side, and shoulder; Wide zigzag band around mid-section; And 4 open rectangles on neck; Solid framing line encircles rim.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 14.3, Rim Diam = 11.6, Max Diam = 17.8

Catalog Number	CAS 0145-0105
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; Woodwardia fern (Woodwardia sp.) stems
Description	Round basket with flat base and rounded sides, curving inward slightly toward rim; Woven primarily in close-spaced twining with 3-strand twining on base; Warp rods are crossed at rim, folded over and wrapped in alternating blocks of bear grass and woodwardia fern; Exterior design, done in half-twist overlay, includes black geometric repeated 4 times and band of small triangles below rim.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 12.6, Rim Diam = ca. 19.0, Max Diam = ca. 22.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0145-0106
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	early 1900s
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Sedge (Carex sp.) roots; Bulrush (Scirpus sp.) roots
Description	Oval basket with flat base and rounded sides that curve in at rim; Coiled on single-rod foundation; Designs in dyed bulrush include network of open diamond shapes that start on base and extend to rim (pattern recorded by Samuel Barrett as "Crossing Ant Trails").
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 5.2, Width = 12.4, Rim Diam = 14.6, Length = 19.5

Catalog Number	CAS 0145-0108
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	Large round goblet-shaped basket with flaring base and bowl-shaped upper portion; Woven primarily in plain twining with 3-strand twining on base and neck; Both upper and lower rims are reinforced with rod bundles and wrapped; Design is in bear grass and maidenhair fern and includes units of diagonally stacked parallelograms flanked by triangles (6 times on upper portion, 3 times on base).
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 20.1, Max Diam = 22.3

Catalog Number	CAS 0145-0109
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; Woodwardia fern (Woodwardia sp.) stems
Description	Round basket with flat base and curved sides that slope inward very slightly toward rim; Woven primarily in plain twining with 3-strand twining on base; Design is in bear grass and woodwardia and maidenhair ferns and consists of 4 terraced, diagonal zigzags on sides flanked by solid triangles (arrowhead and snakes pattern) and band of small, contiguous triangles just below rim.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 15.1, Rim Diam = ca. 22.0, Max Diam = ca. 24.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0145-0111
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 (possibly Lydia Anderson Faught (1887-ca. 1967))
Date of Manufacture	early 1900s
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Sedge (Carex sp.) roots; Bulrush (Scirpus sp.) roots
Description	Canoe shaped basket with flat base and rounded sides that curve in at rim; Coiled on single-rod foundation; Designs in dyed bulrush include 8 diagonal lines that start on base and extend to rim. [In 1977, Pomo basketweaver, Mable McKay, commented that this basket, as well as CAS 0145-0075, 0145-0112, and 0370-0813 were likely all woven by the same weaver, Lydia Anderson Faught.]
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 1.1, Width = 2.1, Length = 3.8

Catalog Number	CAS 0145-0112
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 (possibly Lydia Anderson Faught (1887-ca. 1967))
Date of Manufacture	early 1900s
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Sedge (Carex sp.) roots; Bulrush (Scirpus sp.) roots
Description	Miniature round basket with flat base and rounded sides that curve inward toward rim; Coiled on single-rod foundation; Designs in dyed bulrush include a narrow zigzag band around sides. [In 1977, Pomo basketweaver, Mable McKay, commented that this basket, as well as CAS 0145-0075, 0145-0111, and 0370-0813 were likely all woven by the same weaver, Lydia Anderson Faught.]
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 0.7, Rim Diam = 0.5, Max Diam = 1.2

Catalog Number	CAS 0145-0115A,B
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Baby carrier / cradleboard model
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; Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Commercial cloth
Description	Model baby carrier consisting of flat, triangular backboard and curved, arching sun shade; Back board is woven in open plain twining with a wrapped upper rim; Sun shade is woven in open diagonal twining with front rim covered in blue and white cloth; Design on sun shade is in blue cloth in lashing stitch and consists of band of 6 open, terraced diamonds.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = ca. 13.0, Width = 17.0, Length = 47.3

Catalog Number	CAS 0145-0116
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Wall pocket 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. 1900-1930
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots
Description	Basketry form known as a wall pocket, a Victorian era made-for-sale tourist item; Flat rectangular back panel is woven in 2-strand twining in open spaced technique; Rims are all wrapped in coil stitch; Supplementary warps added near base of panel flare outward to form oval-shaped pocket, also woven in 2-strand twining in open spaced technique; Warps are crossed near rim.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 38.1, Width = 23.3, Length = 13.6

Catalog Number	CAS 0145-0117
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket
Culture	Klamath River, probably 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; Maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) stems
Description	Large round basket with flat base and curving sides that slope inward; Woven primarily in close-spaced plain twining with 3-strand twining on base and near rim; Exterior design is done in half-twist overlay and consists of beading on base and large black vertical zigzag with serrated edges (known as "Sharp Tooth Design") repeated 4 times around sides; Small area of exposed warps is near rim.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 44.0, Rim Diam = 24.5, Max Diam = 40.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0145-0123
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	Round globose basket with flat base and wide mouth; Woven primarily in plain twining with 3-strand twining on base and below rim; Warp rods are crossed (some are also paired) and left exposed just below rim; Design is in bear grass and woodwardia fern stems in half-twist overlay and consists of star pattern on base and wide zigzag of diagonally stacked triangles on sides.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 18.8, Rim Diam = ca. 17.0, Max Diam = 27.5

Catalog Number	CAS 0145-0124
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Winnowing basket
Culture	Wintu
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	California
County	Shasta, Trinity
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; Woodwardia fern (Woodwardia sp.) stems; Maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) stems
Description	Deep round winnowing basket with wide, flat base and flaring sides; Basket is woven primarily in plain twining technique, with 3-strand twining on the base; Warp material is whole, peeled hazel shoots and primary weft material is conifer roots; Designs are woven in full-twist overlay and consist of large, irregular 4-point star (comprised of parallel columns of stacked triangles) on base and continuing up sides, and 4 triangular units (also comprising stacked triangles) pendant from rim, all woven of black maidenhair fern stems and dyed brown woodwardia fern stems on a background of undyed bear grass leaves.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = ca. 14.5, Max Diam = 65.5

Catalog Number	CAS 0145-0125
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	ca. late 1800s
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Conifer roots; Sedge (Carex sp.) roots; Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots
Description	Round cooking basket with rounded base and curved sides rising vertically to rim, woven primarily in plain twining with lattice and diagonal twining on base; Warp material is willow shoots; Design is in split redbud in plain twining and includes 4 geometric bands of 3 registers each (2 bands of rectangles, 1 band of triangles, and 1 band of parallelograms); Additional plain band is just below rim; Each band contains a dau mark.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 33.7, Max Diam = ca. 47.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0145-0126
Category	Basketry; Vessels
Object Name	Basket water jar
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	Late 1800s
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Native cordage
Description	Water bottle with conical lower body and very high, wide shoulder tapering to short, narrow neck with coil-wrapped rim; Woven mostly in diagonal twining with 3-strand twining on base; 4 design bands in dyed willow include diagonal lines on lower side, 2 zigzags along center median at mid-section, and plain bands on upper and lower shoulder; Two native cordage handles attached at side, each composed of six rings of twisted fiber woven into the basket side-by-side, creating thick U-shaped handles.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 57.4, Rim Diam = 4.8, Max Diam = 44.5

Catalog Number	CAS 0145-0129
Category	Basketry
Object Name	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; Maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) stems; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves
Description	Goblet-shaped basket consisting of round basket with flat base and vertical sides attached to pedestal base; Woven in 2-strand twining over tule cordage warps; Warp ends are folded over at rim and bound into final row of twining; Designs are in full-twist overlay and include 4 diagonal motifs of stacked rectangles flanked by triangles, between upper and lower framing bands.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = ca. 12.5, Rim Diam = ca. 12.5, Max Diam = 14.4

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