Collection place: Mariposa, Mariposa County, California / Donor: Phoebe Apperson Hearst - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Bowl basket, accession number 1-20883, described as Bowl basket; twined. Warp is Epicampes (Sporobolus rigens), weft is string. Decorated with red and green woolen yarn in step design.

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.

Hearst Museum object titled Hook, accession number 1-10333, described as Wooden hook, long and with handle.

Hearst Museum object titled Hook, accession number 1-10332, described as Wooden, long, with handle.

Hearst Museum object titled Mush basket, accession number 1-10288, described as Mush basket; coiled. Warp is Epicampes (Sporobolus rigens), weft is Sedge (Carex). Black pattern is Brake fern (Pteris quilina). Coiled on a bundle foundation with non-interlocking stitches; wide mouthed with sloping sides. Decoration: brown horizontal and diagonal zigzags.

Hearst Museum object titled Necklace, accession number 1-20893, described as Made of glass beads, intermingled with clam shell beads, dentalium, and abalone.

Hearst Museum object titled Sifting tray, accession number 1-10169, described as Sifter basket; coiled. Warp is Epicampes (Sporobolus rigens), weft is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Red pattern is Redbud. Coiled on a bundle foundation, with spaced non-interlocking stitches, circular in shape. Four black cross-shaped designs.

Hearst Museum object titled Sifting tray, accession number 1-10330, described as Sifter basket; coiled. Warp is Epicampes (Sporobolus rigens), weft is Sedge (Carex). Pattern is Brake fern (Pteris quilina). Sifting tray, flat, showing signs of considerable wear. Coiled on a bundle foundation with non-interlocking stitches. Decoration: 2 bands of dark (possibly deep red) horizontal zigzags near rim and one similar band near center.

Hearst Museum object titled Smoking pipe, accession number 1-10358, described as Smoking pipe, manzanita wood, tubular, straight, tapered; polished from usage; mouthpiece plugged with bundle of sticks. "After aboriginal pattern but very modern.