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Basketry Cap
Culture of Origin: Klamath1890-1910
U.S. Department of the Interior Museum
Washington, DC, United States
This cap is likely Klamath in origin. The warp elements are tule/bulrush, and the weft elements are cattail. The design is executed with mud-dyed tule and an overlay of porcupine quill dyed yellow with Oregon grape root.
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Details
- Title: Basketry Cap
- Creator: Culture of Origin: Klamath
- Date Created: 1890-1910
- Physical Dimensions: DIA 6, H 3.5
- Provenance: INTR 00111, Eunice "Frona" Wait Colburn
- Subject Keywords: Plateau, Klamath, quill, bulrush, tule, North America, American Indian, Native American, cap
- Type: Basketry
- Rights: U.S. Department of the Interior Museum
- Medium: tule, porcupine quill, cattail, dye
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