Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0048-0025 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket plaque | |
| 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. 1945-1955 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) stems; Woodwardia fern (Woodwardia sp.) stems | |
| Description | Shallow, oval plaque with braided rim; Woven primarily in plain twining with 3-strand twining in center; Design is in bear grass and woodwardia and maidenhair fern stems in half-twist overlay and consists of 4 geometric motifs of terraced triangles with pendant triangles (lizard foot pattern). | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 3.7, Max Diam = 28.2 | |