Catalog Number |
CAS 0200-0013 | ![]() |
Category | Basketry | |
Object Name | Basket | |
Culture | Wintu | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
County | Shasta, Trinity | |
Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1900s | |
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Woodwardia fern (Woodwardia sp.) stems; Maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) stems | |
Description | Round basket with flat base, low shoulder, and deep inward sloping sides; Woven primarily in 2-strand twining with 3-strand twining on base and final row of twining at rim; Designs in full-twist overlay include concentric bands done in bear grass on base and motif comprising parallel horizontal lines flanked by diagonal columns of stacked triangles repeated 4 times on sides. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Height = 12.1, Rim Diam = ca. 17.0, Max Diam = ca. 21.5 |