Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2011-0001-0004 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| 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 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Warp: Tule (Scirpus acutus) stems; Weft: cattail (Typha latifolia) stems | |
| Description | Small round basket with flat base and rounded lower sides that rise vertically, with slight constriction just above mid-level height; Basket start is crossed warps and weaving is entirely in plain twining technique; Work face is exterior of basket and weaving is in clockwise direction, with the slant of the weft down and to the right; Warp material is tule stems and primary weft material is cattail stems; Secondary weft material is dyed cattail stems; Designs consist of two single-row bands of dashes in dark brown, one slightly above and one slightly above the mid-level height on the sides of the basket; Warp fibers are plied together in pairs at rim and then braided together with adjacent plied warps and clipped on interior. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 6.6, Rim Diam = 9.3, Max Diam = 9.7 | |