| Catalog Number |
CAS 0473-0011 |
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| Category |
Basketry; Raw Materials |
| Object Name |
Basketry materials (bear grass) |
| 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 |
Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves |
| Description |
Bundle of bear grass leaves of varying lengths; Used by many California basket weavers as decorative overlay weft fiber. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Max Diam = 7.0, Length = ca. 52.0 |