Catalog Number |
CAS 0048-0026 | ![]() |
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; Woodwardia fern (Woodwardia sp.) stems | |
Description | Round basket with flat base and curved sides and slightly in-curved rim, woven primarily in close-spaced, plain twining, with 3-strand twining on base and at juncture of base and sides; Design is in half-twist overlay and includes band of contiguous triangles in bear grass on base and stacked parallelograms (repeated 3 times on sides) in woodwardia and maidenhair fern on bear grass. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Height = 6.8, Rim Diam = 11.2, Max Diam = 12.0 |