Catalog Number |
CAS 0048-0018 | ![]() |
Category | Basketry | |
Object Name | Basket start (unfinished) | |
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 | Base start of round basket woven in plain twining with several rows of 3-strand twining at start and one row of lattice twining at juncture of base and sides; Exterior design in half-twist overlay consists of 2 parallel black bands with 10 black rectangles pendant from outermost band; Warp rods are broken off at rim; Weft fiber ends on interior are unclipped. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.2, Max Diam = 11.1 |