Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0145-0080 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Klamath River | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
| County | Humboldt, Del Norte, Siskiyou | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves | |
| Description | Round basket with flattened base and straight sides, woven primarily in close-spaced, plain twining with 3-strand twining on base and one row of lattice twining just below rim; Exterior design is in half-twist overlay on upper portion of sides and consists of 7 terraced triangles, pendant from single-row band just below rim; Design is known as the "Elk" pattern. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 7.2, Max Diam = 12.3 | |