Catalog Number | CAS 0473-0002A,B | ![]() |
Category | Basketry; Raw Materials | |
Object Name | Basketry materials (unpeeled willow shoots) | |
Culture | Yurok / Karuk / Hupa | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
County | Humboldt, Del Norte | |
Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
Maker's Name | Vivien Hailstone (1913-2000) | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. mid 1970s | |
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Willow (Salix sp.) shoots | |
Description | A: Bundle of approx. 40 to 50 unpeeled, straight willow shoots of varying lengths; Used in this state for some utilitarian baskets, or peeled and sized for use as warp rods, or peeled, split, and sized for use as weft fibers; B: Bundle of approx. 60 to 75 unpeeled, straight willow shoots; Used in this state for weaving of some utilitarian baskets, or peeled and sized for use as warp rods, or peeled, split, and sized for use as weft fibers. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = A=4.2; B=4.8, Length = A=ca. 100.0; B=ca. 74.0 |