Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0281-0017 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Yokuts | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
| County | Kern, Tulare, Kings, Fresno | |
| Other Geographic Data | Sierra Nevada Foothills | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1920-1950 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Deer grass (Muhlenbergia rigens) stems; Sedge (Carex sp.) roots; Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots; Bracken fern (Pteridium sp.) roots | |
| Description | Round basket with flat base, rounded sides, high shoulder, and in-curving rim; Coiled on bundle foundation; Designs are in redbud and dyed bracken fern roots and consist of 8 Christian-style crosses around sides, 4 partial crosses around upper sides, and 4 rectangular units around lower sides, all done in snake pattern of diamonds and triangles. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 17.3, Rim Diam = 21.3, Max Diam = 28.7 | |