Catalog Number |
CAS 0145-0106 | ![]() |
Category | Basketry | |
Object Name | Basket | |
Culture | Pomo | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
County | Mendocino, Sonoma, Lake | |
Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | early 1900s | |
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Sedge (Carex sp.) roots; Bulrush (Scirpus sp.) roots | |
Description | Oval basket with flat base and rounded sides that curve in at rim; Coiled on single-rod foundation; Designs in dyed bulrush include network of open diamond shapes that start on base and extend to rim (pattern recorded by Samuel Barrett as "Crossing Ant Trails"). | |
Dimensions (cm) | Height = 5.2, Width = 12.4, Rim Diam = 14.6, Length = 19.5 |