Cooking Basket
ClassificationsFurnishings-Accessories-baskets
CulturePossibly
Yurok
CulturePossibly
Karok
CulturePossibly
Hupa
Made AtCalifornia, United States, North America
MediumTwill
Dimensions4 × 8 1/4 in. (10.2 × 21 cm)
Object number31580.2
DescriptionCooking basket, Yurok, Karok, or Hupa people, Northern California. This basket has been woven in a plain, 2 element S-twined technique with plain, 3 element S-twining at the start followed by twill, 2 element S-twining. The design is a combination of triangles in overlay decoratino in the "it encircles" pattern. A row of wrapped twining is introduced in the body of the basket forming a raised surface about 1.25" from he rim and is found many times in cooking baskets to strengthen them.On View
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