Catalog Number |
CAS 0569-0006 | ![]() |
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. mid 1900s | |
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Bracken fern (Pteridium sp.) roots | |
Description | Round basket with flat base and rounded sides, curving inward toward rim; Coiled on single-rod foundation in spaced stitch technique; Designs are in dyed bracken fern roots and consist of 2 parallel zigzag band around mid-section, woven with supplementary wefts in close-spaced coiling. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Height = 6.7, Rim Diam = 10.2, Max Diam = 14.5 |