Small Modoc Basket

Twined Basket

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DPR Collections

Name/Title

Small Modoc Basket

Description

Really nice little basket, perfect condition. Basket is nicely pliable. Primarily plain twining, but approx first inch from start is three strand, and there are two rows of three strand reinforcement just where the flat base begins to flare upward.

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Northern California and Oregon

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Modoc
Native American

Dimensions

Height

3 in

Diameter

4 in

Material

Tule, Tule, Dyed, Cattail Leaf

Twined Basket Details

Twined Start

Intersecting layered spokes

Twined Finish

Compound binding, plaited or braided finish

Open/Closed Twining

Predominantly Closed Twined

Predominant Twining Type

Plain Twining

Twining Design Techniques

Half Twist Overlay

Warp ("Vertical" Elements)

Warp material

Tule

Primary Warp Type

Simple: Plain or parallel arrangement

Weft ("Horizontal" Elements)

Weft material

Tule, Tule, Dyed, Cattail Leaf

Weft Slant

S Slant (up to left)

Twined Construction Notes

Primarily plain twining, but approx. the first inch from start is three strand, and there are two rows of three strand reinforcement just where the flat base begins to flare upward. Full twist overlay design.