Triangles: 1M
Vertices: 500k
More model informationCulture: Klamath River
County: Humboldt, Del Norte, Siskiyou
Date of Manufacture: Early 1900s
Materials: Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; conifer roots; bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) stems
Dimensions (cm): Height = 18.5, Rim Diam = 22.0, Max Diam = 25.7
Description: Round basket with flat base and curved sides, sloping inward toward rim; woven mostly in plain twining with 3-strand twining on base and near rim; design is in bear grass and maidenhair fern in half-twist overlay and includes diagonal terraced zigzag flanked by triangles (“snake” and “sharp tooth” patterns) repeated 4 times with narrow zigzag around base and “beaded” band around rim.
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