Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0464-0003 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Burden basket | |
| Culture | Mountain Maidu | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
| County | Plumas, Lassen | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Bracken fern (Pteridium sp.) roots; Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Leather | |
| Description | Conical burden basket with flaring sides; Woven primarily in 2-strand twining with several rows of diagonal twining near base; First few rows of twining are done in leather strips; Rim reinforcing rod is coil-wrapped with peeled willow; Designs in full-twist overlay include 2 parallel zigzag bands (each comprising paired bands of diagonally stacked triangles) and 3 motifs of stacked triangles. (According to Ralph Shanks the double overlay of bear grass in this basket is typical of Maidu baskets; January 2002). | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = ca. 42.0, Max Diam = ca. 46.0 | |