Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2011-0005-0001 | |
| Category | Basketry; Raw Materials | |
| Object Name | Basketry materials (deer grass stems) | |
| Culture | North Fork Mono | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Sandy Clark | |
| Date of Manufacture | 2011 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Deer grass (Muhlenbergia rigens) stems; Cotton twill tape | |
| Description | Bundle of unprocessed deer grass stems, wrapped with length of white cotton twill tape; For use as a foundation in coiled baskets, each stem would be stripped of its leaves and seeds by holding the distal end in one’s fingers and then pulling the entire stem through a pair of roughened corncobs, or in modern times, using a scouring pad, working from top to bottom of the stem; For use, several stems would be gathered into a small bundle. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = ca. 5.0, Length = ca. 91.0 | |