Catalog Number |
CAS 0127-0001 | ![]() |
Category | Basketry | |
Object Name | Basket | |
Culture | Eastern Mono | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
County | Mono, Inyo | |
Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | early 1900s | |
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots; Bulrush (Scirpus sp.) roots; Bracken fern (Pteridium sp.) roots | |
Description | Round mush boiler basket with flat base and gently curved, flaring sides; Coiled on 3-bundle foundation; Designs on sides include 4 pairs of vertical zigzags (increasing in width as they rise) forming negative diamonds between them and 3 vertical columns of stacked triangles; Design on base is obliterated. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Height = 17.7, Max Diam = 35.8 |