Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0011-0001 | |
| 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 | late 1800s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots | |
| Description | Large round basket with flat base and rounded sides that curve inward slightly toward rim; Woven primarily in 2-strand twining with 3-strand twining on the base; Designs are woven in full-twist overlay technique and consist of 6 diagonal terraced zigzag lines rising from base to rim, 3 of which are flanked on either side by diagonal columns of stacked black triangles; Narrow black line encircles rim. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 18.2, Rim Diam = 23.5, Max Diam = 28.9 | |