Catalog Number |
CAS 0145-0064 | ![]() |
Category | Basketry | |
Object Name | Burden basket | |
Culture | Paiute | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
County | Mono, Inyo, San Bernardino | |
Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | early 1900s | |
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Bracken fern (Pteridium sp.) roots | |
Description | Funnel-shaped burden basket, woven primarily in diagonal twining with 3-strand twining on base; Most warp rods are clipped at rim above final row of twining, with every 3rd one bent over and bound in weft; Rim reinforcing rod is wrapped in spaced coil stitch; Designs on sides include 2 blue and 1 green bands dyed willow and wide band of diamond lattice pattern in brown bracken fern root. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Height = 30.1, Max Diam = 33.4 |