Catalog Number |
CAS 0145-0088A,B |
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Category |
Basketry |
Object Name |
Basketry covered bottle with lid |
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 |
ca. late 1800s |
Collection Name |
N/A |
Materials |
Glass; Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) stems; Woodwardia fern (Woodwardia sp.) stems |
Description |
Flask-shaped clear glass bottle with basketry wrapping, woven primarily in plain twining with 3-strand twining near base and neck of flask and on base of lid; Base of flask is done in openwork twining; Design on flask consists of vertical zigzags on background of wide, horizontal bands; Lid has wide band with alternating bear grass and woodwardia fern stitches. |
Dimensions (cm) |
Height = 15.9, Width = 7.9, Thickness = 3.9, Rim Diam = 2.7 |