Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1989-0022-0001 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Klamath River | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
| County | Humboldt, Del Norte, Siskiyou | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) stems | |
| Description | Deep round basket with flat base (now distorted) and rounded sides, woven primarily in close-spaced plain twining, with 3-strand twining on base and around rim; Exterior design is done in half-twist overlay and consists of double star motif in brown and yellow on base and triangular motif black (known as "foot" pattern) repeated 5 times on sides. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = ca. 21.5, Rim Diam = ca. 25.5, Max Diam = 32.8 | |