Catalog Number |
CAS 0516-0007 | ![]() |
Category | Basketry | |
Object Name | Basket | |
Culture | Klamath River or Hupa | |
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 | Globose tobacco storage basket with flat base and round sides sloping inward toward rim; Woven primarily in plain twining with 3-strand twining on base and lattice twining just below rim; Leather thong inside mouth is lashed to rim with running-stitch buckskin thong; Design is in bear grass and consists of 3 negative, terraced diagonal zigzags flanked by triangles (arrowhead and snake pattern). | |
Dimensions (cm) | Height = 18.1, Rim Diam = 12.5, Max Diam = 25.4 |