Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0013-0039 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | 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 | ca. 1920-1940 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Deer grass (Muhlenbergia rigens) stems; Sedge (Carex sp.) roots; Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots; Bracken fern (Pteridium sp.) roots | |
| Description | Large, round basket with flat base and curving sides that slope inward slightly toward rim; Coiled on bundle foundation; Designs are in redbud and dyed bracken fern root and consists of 2 motifs, each repeated twice; First motif is vertical column of stacked diamonds inside large rectangle; Second motif is vertical column of stacked, terraced triangles above very wide, V-shaped design. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 15.5, Rim Diam = 36.9, Max Diam = 37.3 | |