Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0013-0037 | ![]() |
Category | Basketry | |
Object Name | Basket | |
Culture | Western Mono or Yokuts | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
County | Kern, Tulare, Kings, Fresno | |
Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | early 1900s | |
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Deer grass (Muhlenbergia rigens) stems; Sedge (Carex sp.) roots; Bracken fern (Pteridium sp.) roots | |
Description | Round mush boiler basket with flat base and gently curving, flaring sides; Coiled on bundle foundation; Designs are in dyed bracken fern roots and consists of 2 parallel bands of contiguous hour glass shapes(forming negative diamonds between adjacent hour glass shapes) on upper and lower sides of basket; Rim coil is finished in diagonal stitch. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Height = 15.7, Max Diam = 30.9 |