Catalog Number |
CAS 0090-0036 | ![]() |
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 | 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 | Globose basket with flat base, low shoulder, and curving sides that slope inward toward narrow rim; Warp rods are crossed just below rim and coil wrapped at rim; Woven primarily in plain twining with 3-strand twining on base; Design is in bear grass and woodwardia and maidenhair fern stems and includes plain bands and band of crosses on base and bicolored zigzag around upper sides. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Height = 8.2, Rim Diam = 7.0, Max Diam = 12.7 |