Collection place: Northern California / Collector: Weilaikie Pete / Donor: John Preston Stanley - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Bowl basket, accession number 1-722, described as Coiled; squat, globular shape. Design in red; first couple of rows at start are red. Tag: "Wailaki". Loose tag "att". Per Ralph Shanks: Coiled globular basket bowl, with no residue. Twined start. Peeled shoot rod foundation. Redbud wefts both peeled and unpeeled. The overall design is diagonal steps with rectangles and triangles on the tops and bases of the steps. There are random rectangles. The rim is wrapped, with slightly tapered ending; the last inch of wefts is backstitched. The basket has an exterior workface, with a rightward work direction and primarily down to the right slant of weft twist. The weft fag ends are primarily clipped with some concealed; the moving ends are primarily concealed with some clipped. There are split and unsplit stitches on the interior. The basket could be either Wailaki or Yuki.

Hearst Museum object titled Burden basket, accession number 1-720, described as Burden basket; dirty from usage; hole in the bottom has been patched by sewing on a soft piece of buckskin; conical in shape. The bottom 6 cm are 3 strand twining, a single row was placed at 5, 6, 19, and 20 cm from the rim. The 2 rows along the top are sewn over so that large peeled sticks may form a hoop inside the rim. A buckskin thong is tied to the rim. Two tags "Wailaki". Sticker which is outlined in red "2720". Per Ralph Shanks: Twined conical burden basket, used, with no overlay. Warps are a peeled shoot and wefts are conifer root. There are 2 inches of three strand twining at the base followed by 5 3/4 inches of plain twining, followed by one weft row of three strand twining, followed by two rows of plain twining, followed by one row of three strand twining, followed by 5 1/2 inches of plain twining, followed by one row of three strand twining, followed by two rows of plain twining, followed by one row of three strand twining, followed by plain twining to the rim, where there are 2 rows of three strand twining. The rim is trimmed. There is a reinforcing rod wrapped on at the rim by unpeeled shoots. The workface is on the exterior. The basket has an up to the right slant of weft twist and a rightward work direction. This basket lacks designs as do Yuki mortar hoppers, and could possibly be Yuki instead of Wailaki.

Hearst Museum object titled Gig, accession number 1-718, described as Salmon gig. Made of deer bone, with native rope.

Hearst Museum object titled Gig points, accession number 1-719, described as Made out of nail, with native ropes.

Hearst Museum object titled Mortar basket, accession number 1-721, described as Tray basket. Two tags: "Yuki". Per Ralph Shanks: Wide flaring coiled bowl, in the shape of a parching or cooking basket. It has staining and residue. The start is twined. The coil foundation is three rods with some splints. The weft material is redbud, both peeled and unpeeled. The design includes four bands of three horizontal lines with one break in each band at the same point. There are also random rectangles. The rim is plain wrapped; the rim coil ending is blunt, with about five back stiches. The rim ending lines up with the breaks in the design. The weft fag ends are primarily clipped, with some bound under; the weft moving ends are bound under and some are concealed. About 50% of the wefts are split on the interior, with very few split on the exterior. The wefts are non-interlocking. The basket has an exterior workface. It has a rightward work direction and a down to the right slant of weft twist. The basket was collected in Hulls valley, which is in Wailaki territory, the features of the basket match both Yuki and Wailaki baskets.

Hearst Museum object titled Serving tray, accession number 1-724, described as Grimy and worn from use. Coiled, with design in red of running steps that cross or intersect. Tag: "Wailaki" crossed out in ink. Two other tags with "Wailaki". Per Ralph Shanks: Food serving basket with flaring sides. The start is tightly coiled, with no indentation. The foundation is made of mixed rods and splints. The wefts are redbud, peeled and unpeeled. The rim is plain wrapped, with rim ticks all the way around, with an abrupt ending, with a few backstitches. The design is two curved lines made up trapezoids, which cross at two points. There are a few Yuki-style random rectangles. The majority of the stitches are non-interlocking. 20% of the stitches are split. The weft fag ends and moving ends are primarily concealed, with some clipped. There is a down to the right slant of weft twist and a rightward work direction, with an exterior workface. This basket could be either Wailaki or Yuki, but not Maidu.