Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0755 | ![]() |
Category | Basketry | |
Object Name | Basket | |
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. 1940s | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) stems; Woodwardia fern (Woodwardia sp.) stems | |
Description | Round basket with rounded base and curved sides sloping inward toward rim; Woven primarily in plain twining with 3-strand twining on base and around rim; Design is in bear grass and woodwardia and maidenhair ferns and includes wide band around mid-section (bear grass and woodwardia fern on lower portion, bear grass and maidenhair fern on upper portion). | |
Dimensions (cm) | Height = 7.8, Rim Diam = 8.0, Max Diam = 9.0 |