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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 1983-0001-0005   CAS 1983-0001-0005; Basket
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; Conifer roots; Sedge (Carex sp.) roots; Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots
Description Round basket with flat base and straight sides sloping inward slightly toward rim; Woven primarily in plain twining with 3-strand twining on base; Design is in split redbud in plain twining and consists of 10 plain bands, 2 of which contain "dau" marks.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 14.6, Rim Diam = 21.7, Max Diam = 22.8