Bottleneck basket / CAS 1983-0001-00073D Model
Culture: Yokuts
County: Kern, Tulare, Kings, Fresno
Date of Manufacture: Early 1900s
Materials: Deer grass (Muhlenbergia rigens) stems; sedge grass (Carex sp.) roots; bracken fern (Pteridium sp.) roots; redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots; California quail topknot feathers
Dimensions (cm): Height = 16.8, Rim Diam = 8.6, Max Diam = 24.8
Description: Round, jar-shaped, bottleneck basket with flat base, flaring sides, flat wide high shoulder, and short neck; coiled on bundle foundation; designs are in redbud and dyed bracken fern roots and consist of 3 bands (2 on sides and 1 on shoulder) of diamonds and triangles (rattle snake pattern) and checkerboard band (fly pattern) around neck; Quail topknot feathers once decorated edge of shoulder.
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