Catalog Number |
CAS 0425-0074B |
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Category |
Basketry; Raw Materials |
Object Name |
Basketry materials (hazel shoots) |
Culture |
Tolowa |
Global Region |
North America |
Country |
USA |
State/Prov./Dist. |
California |
County |
Humboldt, Del Norte, Siskiyou |
Other Geographic
Data |
|
Maker's Name |
Bernice Humphrey |
Date of Manufacture |
1976 |
Collection Name |
N/A |
Materials |
Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots |
Description |
Bundle of approximately 30 peeled hazel shoots of varying lengths; Used as warp fibers in twined baskets by basket weavers of several Northern California tribes; These examples are left from an unfinished Klamath River hat (CAS 0425-0074A) commissioned by CAS staff. |
Dimensions (cm) |
Max Diam = 1.5, Length = ca. 40.0 |