Catalog Number |
CAS 0145-0069 | ![]() |
Category | Basketry | |
Object Name | Basket | |
Culture | Western Mono | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
County | Madera, Fresno | |
Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | early 1900s | |
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Deer grass (Muhlenbergia rigens) stems; Sedge (Carex sp.) roots; Bracken fern (Pteridium sp.) roots | |
Description | Round basket with flat base and curved sides; Coiled on bundle foundation; Designs are in dyed bracken fern roots and consist of 2 parallel negative zigzags on upper sides of basket, broken by 2 motifs, each composed of 3 vertical columns of solid diamond and triangular shapes; Single and double rows of small triangles are located around lower sides, beneath the zigzag lines. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Height = 11.3, Max Diam = 29.5 |