Catalog Number |
CAS 0200-0011 | ![]() |
Category | Basketry | |
Object Name | Basket | |
Culture | Modoc | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
County | Modoc, Siskiyou | |
Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | early 1900s | |
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Tule or bulrush (Scirpus acutus) stems; Maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) stems; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves | |
Description | Round basket with flat base and rounded sides; Woven in 2-strand twining with 3-strand twining on outer edge of base (2 exterior rows; 1 interior); Designs on side are in full twist overlay and wrapped twining and include motif of 3 parallel negative vertical zigzag lines superimposed on terraced V-shape lying on its side, all repeated 6 times and framed above by band of small triangles. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Height = 16.0, Rim Diam = ca. 21.0, Max Diam = 25.0 |