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Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0732A,B
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket with lid
Culture
Global Region	Sub-Saharan Africa
Country	Ethiopia
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Plant material
Description
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 21.3, Max Diam = 15.9

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0827A,B
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket with lid
Culture
Global Region	Sub-Saharan Africa
Country	Ethiopia
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Plant material
Description
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 24.6, Max Diam = 16.9

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0779
Category	Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry
Object Name	Hat
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	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) stems; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves
Description	Round woman’s hat with flat base and flaring sides; Woven in 2-strand twining with single row of lattice twining at junction of base and sides and single row of 3-strand twining around rim; Designs are in maidenhair fern in full-twist overlay stitch and consist of 2 concentric dashed bands on base and 5 vertical columns of stacked parallelograms on sides, all on background of bear grass.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 12.2, Max Diam = 20.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1819
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basketry covered bottle
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. late 1800s to early 1900s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Glass; Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) stems
Description	Basketry-covered brown glass bottle (possibly beer bottle) with flat base, cylindrical body, tall straight neck, and handle attached at shoulder and rim; basket is woven primarily in plain twining technique, with several rows of 3-strand twining on base and in final row of twining at rim; 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 include circular ticked band on base, 3 bands of large 8-point stars or half-stars on the sides, a band of small parallelograms around the shoulder, and a narrow ticked band around the neck; Handle is decorated with spiral bands in alternating light and dark colors; Upper neck of bottle is exposed, indicating a woven basketry cap originally accompanied this piece.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 26.1, Width = 9.0, Rim Diam = 3.3, Max Diam = 7.7

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0831
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket
Culture	Akimel O’odham (Pima)
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Arizona
County	Pinal
Other Geographic Data	Area generally east of Phoenix
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1910-1920
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Cattail (Typha angustifolia) stems; Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Devil's claw (Martynia sp.) pods
Description	Deep round basket with flat base, flaring lower sides, and vertical upper sides, woven in coiled technique over a bundle foundation; Warp material is split cattail stems and primary weft material is peeled and split willow shoots; Designs are woven of black devil's claw pods and include solid black circular area in center of base, encircled by small, widely spaced diamonds; Two parallel bands of small rectangles that are stacked diagonally to form a very wide zigzag band encircles the sides of the basket; Individual rectangles making up the zigzag band are joined to the rectangle above or below it by narrow black lines, and also to the one across from it by wider black lines, resulting in a complex pattern of both horizontally and diagonally stacked elongated negative rectangles; Final rim coil is decorated with an overstitch of black devil's claw.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 22.4, Max Diam = 27.8

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0836
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket
Culture	Akimel O’odham (Pima)
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Arizona
County	Pinal
Other Geographic Data	Area generally east of Phoenix
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1900-1920
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Cattail (Typha angustifolia) stems; Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Devil's claw (Martynia sp.) pods
Description	Shallow round tray with small diameter, flat base and widely flaring sides, woven in coiled technique over bundle foundation; Warp material is split cattail stems and primary weft material is peeled and slit willow shoots; Designs are woven of black devil's claw pods and includes a solid black base with 5 rectangular spokes radiating outward in a whirling pattern; Entire central motif is outlined in black, forming a second and larger whirling motif; 5 additional black rectangles extend downward diagonally from rim; Final rim coil is decorated with diagonal overstitch done in black devil's claw.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 3.8, Max Diam = 18.7

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0810
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket plaque
Culture	Akimel O’odham (Pima)
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Arizona
County	Pinal
Other Geographic Data	Area generally east of Phoenix
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1910-1920
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Cattail (Typha angustifolia) stems; Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Devil's claw (Martynia sp.) pods
Description	Round flat plaque woven in coiled technique over bundle foundation; Warp material is split cattail stems and primary weft material is peeled and split willow shoots; Designs are woven of black devil's claw pods and consists of a solid black round area in the center from which four groups of stacked triangles extend out to the rim, all on a natural colored background; Final rim coil is decorated with a diagonal overstitch woven of black devil's claw.
Dimensions (cm)	Thickness = 0.7, Max Diam = 20.3

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0811A,B
Category	Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry
Object Name	Eyeglass case
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. 1930s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Rye grass (Elymus sp.) stems; Silk embroidery thread
Description	Flat eye glass case or wallet, woven in two sections which fit one inside the other; Warp and weft material is rye grass stems; Base of each section is round but is then folded in half and flattened so completed basket is rectangular with convex ends; Each section is woven in alternating closed plain twined and open plain twined bands, the latter with exposed, crossed warps; Designs on closed plain twined bands consist of a band of floral motifs, except on the first and last rows which have a band of contiguous triangles.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 7.4, Length = 14.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0077A,B
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket with lid
Culture	Aleut
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Alaska
County	Aleutians West
Other Geographic Data	Aleutian Islands: Attu Island
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. early 1900s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Rye grass (Elymus sp.) stems; Silk thread
Description	Cylindrical basket with flat base and vertical sides, woven entirely in closed plain twining except for four paired rows on the base where the warps are exposed and crossed and a single row of 3-strand twining at the junction of the base and sides; Warp and weft material is rye grass stems; Designs are of silk thread, are woven in false embroidery technique, and consist of band of stacked triangles (in colors of orange, purple, pink, green and red) around midsection of basket, flanked above and below by band of open terraced diamonds in pink and pale blue, all framed between narrow terraced zigzag lines in yellow and brown; Matching round and slightly domed lid has short side that fits over rim of basket and central flat-topped knob handle on short thin stem; Lid is woven in closed plain twining; Designs on lid consist of concentric green, yellow, red, and purple bands on knob handle and similar motifs in similar colors on wide shoulder of lid as those found on basket.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 11.0, Max Diam = 12.8

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

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0778
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket
Culture	Chilkotin Salish
Global Region	North America
Country	Canada
State/Prov./Dist.	British Columbia
County
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. late 1800s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Cedar (Cedrus sp.) splints; Cedar roots; Cherry bark; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves
Description	Rectangular basket with flat base and deep, flaring sides, woven in coiling technique over cedar splints; Primary weft material is cedar roots; Designs are woven in imbrication technique, using natural straw-colored bear grass as the background and natural red cherry bark for actual designs; Designs consist of a band of rectangular units around lower sides, two bands of probable horses around mid-section, and band of triangles pendant from rim.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 23.7, Width = 22.3, Length = 32.4

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0735
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Baby carrier / cradleboard model
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; Commercial cloth; Wool yarn
Description	Miniature model of a baby carrier containing cloth doll; Basketry carrier comprises a flat oval back panel woven in spaced coiled technique over a bundle foundation; Mounted to the front face of the panel are the sides of an oval basket (the panel forms the underlying base) which slopes inward as it rises to the rim; Lower half of basket's mouth is woven in a random sewing technique to form a partial protective covering for the baby; Warp material is pine needles and primary weft material is undyed raffia grass leaves; Designs are woven of dyed raffia grass leaves and consist of running stitch of blue raffia along outer edge of backboard and along lower edges of protective covering over the baby, and series of pink "X" motifs around edges of backboard and random sewing stitches on basket's protective covering; Miniature doll with brown cloth face with black wool facial features and hair and whose body is wrapped in red cloth is lying with the baby carrier.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 7.0, Depth = 2.2, Length = 12.3

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 0370-0770A,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 0370-0068A,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; Turkey’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 0370-0069
Category	Basketry; Folk Toys
Object Name	Effigy basket and doll
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; Leather; Commercial cloth; Commercial thread
Description	Effigy basket in the form of small cylindrical water well with attached water bucket and a butter churn (?), all mounted on a flat, oval base and all woven in an open split-stitch coiled technique over a bundle foundation; Warp material is pine needles and weft material is undyed raffia grass leaves; Small cloth female doll dressed in yellow leather dress and moccasins and red cloth cape and belt is standing by the butter churn grasping the upright pole; Doll's facial features and hair are made from black thread.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 15.3, Width = 9.7, Length = 17.5

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0773
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket
Culture	Eastern Cherokee
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	North Carolina
County	unknown
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1940s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	River cane (Arundinaria gigantea) stalks; Vegetal (walnut and bloodroot) dyes
Description	Square basket with flat base and vertical sides rising to a wide, nearly round mouth; Woven entirely in plaiting technique (3/3) and in double weave; Warp and weft material are equal-sized split cane shoots; Warp and weft fibers are bent out and down at rim and then weaving is resumed to form exterior layer of basket; Design consists of alternating blocks of light and dark colors accomplished by combining natural tan cane strips with walnut-dyed black strips and bloodroot-dyed orange strips, which appears to divide interior base into triangular quadrants that are overlaid by a pattern of concentric squares.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 10.4, Max Diam = 20.3

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0783
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket
Culture	Eastern Cherokee
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	North Carolina
County	unknown
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1939
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	White oak (Quercus alba) splints; Honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) vines
Description	Miniature round basket with flat base and slightly flaring, vertical sides, woven in wicker technique; Warp material is undyed oak splints arranged in radiating pattern on base and then bent upward to also form the sides; Weft material is natural undyed peeled honeysuckle vines; Rim is reinforced on interior and exterior with undyed oak splints that are coil-wrapped together with undyed oak splint; Single undyed oak splint bale handle is attached at rim; Basket is completely undecorated.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 3.7, Max Diam = 7.1

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0784
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket
Culture	Eastern Cherokee
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	North Carolina
County	unknown
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1939
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	White oak (Quercus alba) splints; Honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) vines
Description	Miniature round basket with flat base and slightly flaring, vertical sides, woven in wicker technique; Warp material is undyed oak splints arranged in radiating pattern on base and then bent upward to also form the sides; Primary weft material is undyed peeled honeysuckle vines; Design is woven of dyed yellow peeled honeysuckle vines and consists of single band that encircle mid-section of basket; Rim is reinforced on interior and exterior with dyed yellow oak splints that are coil-wrapped together with undyed oak splint; Single undyed oak splint bale handle is attached at rim.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 4.7, Max Diam = 7.2

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