Atsugewi

Basket, twined, with cover. Design in fern stem.

"Atsugewi (Pit River), not Pomo, basketry covered bottle made for sale to non-Indians of twined conifer root, beargrass, maidenhair fern...

Basket, twined, (mortar). Design in redbud (?)

"Atsugewi."(Dawson,65)[vv,6/91]

"Probably not found in Arizona. Used as a mortar hopper in food processing. Native repair on base in...

ca. 1900-1940

basket bowl, twined, Achomawi. "Possibly Achomawi or Atsugewi; this could be a copy of a lower Klamath River woman's cap - ca. 1900-1940." (Craig Bates, 7/91)

c. 1910

Full twist overlay twining has stair-stepped designs with elaborate geometric shapes around the base. It is unclear as to whether the basket was made by the Pit River Achumawi or Atsugewi.

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