Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0015-0003 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Washoe | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California, Nevada | |
| County | Placer, El Dorado, CA, Carson, Douglas, Washoe, NV | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. mid 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Bracken fern (Pteridium sp.) roots | |
| Description | Round basket with flat base and deep, flaring sides; Coiled on 3-rod foundation; Designs in bracken fern roots include positive zigzag band on upper sides and negative zigzag band on lower sides, each band broken into 4 segments by 4 vertical motifs of paired vertical zigzags (forming open diamonds) enclosing solid diamonds. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 15.6, Max Diam = 27.7 | |