Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0013-0056 | ![]() |
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 | late 1800s | |
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Deer grass (Muhlenbergia rigens) stems; Sedge (Carex sp.) roots; Bracken fern (Pteridium sp.) roots; Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots | |
Description | Round mush boiler basket with flat base and flaring sides, woven in coiled technique on bundle foundation; Warp material is deer grass stems and primary weft material is sedge roots; Designs around sides include 2 parallel, paired rectilinear zigzag bands in black bracken fern roots, 2 pairs of triangles in redbud, and a narrow band comprising staggered segments in bracken fern and redbud just below rim. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Height = 20.5, Max Diam = 43.4 |