Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2011-0001-0002 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Hat | |
| Culture | Klamath | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
| County | Modoc, CA, Klamath, OR | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1920s-1930s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Warp: tule (Scirpus acutus) stems; Weft: cattail (Typha latifolia) stems and maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) stems | |
| Description | Woman?s basketry hat with flat base and rounded slightly flaring sides, woven entirely in plain twining technique; The hat?s start is crossed warps; Primary warp material is tule stems; Primary weft material on base is tule stems and on the sides it is cattail stems; Secondary weft material used for designs on sides is maidenhair fern stems; Designs consist of large concentric diamond motif with serrated outer edges that is repeated four times in a band around center of basket, flanked above and below by band of chevrons; Central design band is woven in full twist overlay technique, while chevron bands are woven partly in full twist overlay and partly in wrapped twining techniques; Warp fibers are bent inward at rim and bound under the weft. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 10.8, Max Diam = 17.0 | |