BASKET

Object/Artifact

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

BASKET

Entry/Object ID

143/4479

Description

TWINED/OPEN WEAVE BOTTOM/GEO DES/CREAM/BROWN/

Collection

NATIVE AMERICAN

Made/Created

Place

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

State/Province

California

Culture/Tribe

Shasta

Native American

Notes

Preceding contact with European descendants the term Shasta likely wasn't used by the Shastan peoples themselves. Among the Shasta proper they called themselves "Kahosadi" or "plain speakers"

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Basket

Nomenclature Class

Containers

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Dimensions

Height

5 in

Diameter

8 in

Parts

Count

Condition

Overall Condition

Good