2-ply cordage. Probably sage brush bark. Last 7 in. are braided, tied into 2 ply with a large knot.
Donor:
Robert Fleming Heizer
Collection place:
NV-Ch-36 (Eastgave Cave), Churchill County, Nevada
Collector:
University of California Archaeological Survey
Collection date:
June 1958
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Ropework (genre by technique) and Ropework (visual works)
Accession date:
1960
Context of use:
2-33051-064, 33082, 33083, and 33133 were found contained in 2-33065 (bag); described as a "Shaman's Cache." This is the cord which tied up the bundle.