Object class: Containers (receptacles) / Collection place: Mariposa, Mariposa County, California / Donor: Phoebe Apperson Hearst - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Object class Containers (receptacles) Collection place Mariposa, Mariposa County, California Donor Phoebe Apperson Hearst

Hearst Museum object titled Basket tray, accession number 1-410, described as Bread tray basket; coiled. Warp is Epicampes (Sporobolus rigens), weft is Sedge( Carex). Black pattern is Brake fern (Pteris quilina). Coiled on bundle foundation with non-interlocking stitches; large and truncate-coned. Decoration: 4 horizontal bands of alternating solid black triangles.

Hearst Museum object titled Cooking basket, accession number 1-10334, described as Cooking basket; coiled. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Red pattern is Redbud. 3-Rod coiling with interlocking stitches; made with split shoots of unpeeled redbud; wide-mouthed with sloping sides. Decoration: triangles and banded designs in red.