Catalog Number |
CAS 0048-0021 | ![]() |
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; Woodwardia fern (Woodwardia sp.) stems; Maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) stems | |
Description | Round, conical basket on wide, platform base; Woven primarily in plain twining with 3-strand twining in center of base and along its outer edge; Warp rods are crossed at several places and both upper and lower rims are reinforced with wrapped rod bundles; Design is in bear grass and maidenhair and woodwardia fern in half-twist overlay and includes bands of triangles and areas of exposed warp rods. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Height = 17.5, Rim Diam = 23.1, Max Diam = 27.3 |