Gambling tray; twined. Warp is twisted Tule (Schoenoplectus acutus), weft is twisted Tule and Cattail (Typha latifolia). White pattern is Reed (Phragmites vulgaris). Brown color is mud-dyed split Tule, black pattern is Tule root.
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), Reed, and Tule (grass material)
Taxon:
Phragmites australis, Schoenoplectus acutus, and Typha latifolia
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers) and Twined weaving
Function:
5.6 Sports, Games, Amusements; Gambling and Pet Accessories
Accession date:
1907
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
diameter 57 centimeters
Comment:
Remarks: "For material see Supplementary Cat. 1 Page 30