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Start Over Donor Phoebe Apperson Hearst Taxon Cercis occidentalis
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-473, described as Basket; coiled. Warp is possibly Willow (Salix), weft is Sedge (Carex). Red pattern is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis) bark. Truncate-cone coiled basket. Vertical design of diamond patterns. Black and white rim.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-2608, described as Unfinished carrying basket; twined. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is possibly Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Red pattern is Redbud bark.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-3067, described as Basket; twined. Warp is willow (Salix), weft is gray pine root (Pinus sabiniana). Red pattern is redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Three bands of triangle pattern in red.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-4117, described as Coiled, basin shaped, two horizontal zigzags in dark red on sides. 6-pointed star-like pattern on base. Slight food soiling on interior. "Cut in rim made by Isabel Kelly to del." Foundation bundle of split shoots, sewing strands of split peeled shoots with designs in redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Coiled shallow basket with flaring sides, with residue. The start is twined. The warps are rods and splints. The wefts are peeled redbud as a background and unpeeled redbud designs. At the base the background wefts are sedge (Carex). There are random rectangles. The rim is plain wrapped with a blunt coil ending, with four overstiches, with the warps clipped. The weft fag ends are clipped or bound under and the weft moving ends are concealed. On the exterior the wefts are less than 5% split and the interior wefts are less than 50% split. The basket has an exterior workface, a rightward work direction, and a down to the right slant of weft twist. Based on the use of sedge this is probably not Yuki made, it may be Wailaki.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-10060, described as Basket; coiled. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Black pattern is Brake fern (Pteris quilina). Three stick basket with black design called yutappa, said to mean “hanging down”.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-4098, described as Basket; coiled. Warp is grass, weft is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Black pattern is Brake fern (Pteris quilina). With incurving top. This is a treasure basket. Decoration: vertical diamond and zigzag patterns outlined in black. Made of maple and Pteridium; 3-rod coiling, with interlocking stitches.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-447, described as Basket; plain-twined. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is Sedge (Carex). Red pattern is Redbud bark (Cercis occidentalis). Three horizontal red bands.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-2606, described as Unfinished basket; twined. Warp is willow (Salix), weft is gray pine (Pinus sabiniana). Red pattern is redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Bamtush weave.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-10149, described as Basket; coiled. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Red pattern is Redbud. Deep and slightly flaring, executed in 3-rod coiling technique. Decoration consists of a band of solid arrowheads of deep red pointing alternately up and downwards, placed near the rim and encircling the basket.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-342, described as Basket; coiled. Warp is possibly Willow (Salix), weft is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Red pattern is dyed Redbud bark. Joined hook-like patterns in red.

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