Description: Twilled ring basket made with a 3/3 twill. The body of the basket is yucca or agave and the outer rim hoop is squaw bush (Rhus sp.) or willow (Salix sp.). This basket was found along the Colorado River and was radiocarbon dated to 750 bp +/- 50 years.

Dimensions: Unknown.

Collection: Grand Canyon National Park (Catalog No. GRCA 67879-12).

Author

Dan Boone/Ryan Belnap, Bilby Research Center, Northern Arizona University

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