Catalog Number |
CAS 1994-0010-0003 | ![]() |
Category | Basketry | |
Object Name | Basket | |
Culture | Klamath | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | California, Oregon | |
County | Modoc, CA, Klamath, OR | |
Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | early 1900s | |
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Tule or bulrush (Scirpus acutus) stems; Bulrush (Scirpus sp.) roots | |
Description | Round basket with flat base, flaring sides and scalloped rim; Ends of warps are looped over at rim and secured by final row of twining; Woven in 2-strand twining with single row of 3-strand twining at outer edge of base; Designs are in 2-strand twining and consist of circular area with alternating light and dark brown blocks on base and motif of 5 diagonally stacked parallelograms repeated 4 times on sides. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Height = 10.5, Max Diam = 21.5 |