Gambling tray; twined. Warp is twisted Tule (Schoenoplectus acutus), weft is Cattail (Typha latifolia). Brown dye is Tule root. Yellow dye is Porcupine quills (Erethizon dorsatum) in Wolf lichen (Letharia vulpina).
Donor:
Samuel A. Barrett
Collection place:
Klamath Reservation, Klamath County, Oregon
Culture or time period:
Klamath Lake and Modoc
Collector:
Samuel A. Barrett
Collection date:
1907
Materials:
Cattail (material), Porcupine quill, Tule (grass material), and Wolf lichen
Taxon:
Erethizon dorsatum, Letharia vulpina, Schoenoplectus acutus, and Typha latifolia
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers) and Twined weaving
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
1907
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
length 16.9 centimeters and width 20.5 centimeters
Comment:
Remarks: "For materials see Supplementary Cat. 1 Page 30