Collector: Lillian McClure / Donor: A. G. McFarland / Culture or time period: Northern California tribes - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Collector Lillian McClure Donor A. G. McFarland Culture or time period Northern California tribes

Hearst Museum object titled Bowl basket, accession number 1-64304, described as Small, open twined. Per Ralph Shanks: Twined openwork basket bowl. Crossed warp start. The warps are probably willow. The tan wefts are conifer root; the dark wefts are equisetum, and the red wefts red-dyed woodwardia. The basket has open plain twining at the base turning into close twining, which then turns back to open work on the sides, with crossed warps below the rim. The rim is wrapped with beargrass and another tan material. The warps are tucked interiorly. The basket has up to the right slant of weft twist. There is a raffia like string tied to the rim. There is a hair at the rim. Based on the use of equisetum this is most likely a Wiyot basket.

Hearst Museum object titled Bowl basket, accession number 1-64305, described as Round, flat base, diagonal linear design in dark brown on natural ground. Made with conifer root, Woodwardia fern, white grass. Twined. Per Ralph Shanks: Twined basket bowl. Crossed warp start and three strand twining at the base, becoming plain twining at the sides. The warp sticks appear to be hazel. The basket has conifer root wefts with an overlay of beargrass and probably fern stem design. The design starts at the base and is diagonal stripes, with a circle one row below the rim. There are also alternating rectangles at the base. The basket has an exterior workface with an up to the right slant of weft twist. The basket has the warp sticks trimmed at rim. Based on the materials and technical features the basket is attributed to Northeastern California: Achumawi, Atsugewi, or Wintu.