Catalog Number |
CAS 1987-0009-0001 |
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Category |
Basketry |
Object Name |
Basket |
Culture |
Panamint Shoshone (Timbisha Shoshone) |
Global Region |
North America |
Country |
USA |
State/Prov./Dist. |
California |
County |
Inyo |
Other Geographic
Data |
unknown |
Maker's Name |
Unknown |
Date of Manufacture |
early 1900s |
Collection Name |
N/A |
Materials |
Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Tree yucca [Joshua tree] (Yucca brevifolia) roots; Devil's claw (Martynia sp.) pods |
Description |
Round basket with flat base and flaring sides; Woven on 3-rod coil; Design is in yucca roots and devil's claw and consists of 4 vertical columns of stacked parallelograms, outlined along sides by black zigzag lines, all between black upper and lower framing lines; 7 units of alternating dark and light fibers decorate the rim. |
Dimensions (cm) |
Height = 10.1, Max Diam = 25.8 |