Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0829 | |
| Category | Basketry; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Basket water jar | |
| Culture | Paiute, Shoshone | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California, Nevada | |
| County | Mono, Inyo, San Bernardino, CA, Douglas, Mineral, NV | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Native cordage | |
| Description | Water bottle with conical lower body, expanded mid-section, and high wide shoulder tapering to short, narrow neck; Woven mostly in diagonal twining with several rows of plain, 2-strand twining on upper shoulder; Most warp rods are clipped at rim, but some are bent over and included in final row of twining; Traces of bands of short diagonal lines are still evident; 2 handles of native cordage attached at side. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 44.3, Rim Diam = 5.5, Max Diam = 28.4 | |