Collector: Stuart C. Way / Loans: S1972-1973 #2: unknown borrower (July 13, 1972–July 18, 1972) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Collector Stuart C. Way Loans S1972-1973 #2: unknown borrower (July 13, 1972–July 18, 1972)

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-164431, described as Twined, basin-shaped, brown geometric designs on straw-color ground. Plain-twined, hazel (?) shoot warps, pine root weft, beargrass leaf overlay. 3 strand twining rows for stiffening. Tag "Klamath River Tribes att.". Per Ralph Shanks: Twined basket, meal sifting shaped, not used. The basket has a crossed warp starting knot, covered. The warp material is probably hazel. The background weft material s conifer root. The weft overlay is beargrass. The basket has three strand twining at the base for 1.5 inches, then it is plain twined up to one inch below the rim, where there are two weft rows of three strand twining, after which plain twining continues to the rim. The decoration includes three areas of design, with checkered triangles at the base, two stepped horizontal bands with triangles, and the last band with checkered triangles. The rim is trimmed. The basket has an up to the right slant of weft twist and a rightward work direction. The workface is on the interior. The design overlay is single-sided. The basket is from Northwestern California.

Hearst Museum object titled Basketry cap, accession number 1-164419, described as Basketry, twined, black and yellow designs. Plain twined. Willow shoot warps, willow root weft with overlay of beargrass leaf, maidenhair fern (black), and porcupine quills dyed yellow with lichens. Label "Klamath River Tribes att.". Per Ralph Shanks: Woman’s twined basket hat. Crossed warp starting knot. The warp material is probably hazel. The background wefts are conifer root. The weft overlay is beargrass, yellow dyed porcupine quill, and maidenhair fern. Starting at the starting knot is 1/2 inch of three strand twining, followed by 1 inch of plain twining. After that, there is one weft row of three strand twining. Plain twining continues to 1/2 inch below the rim where there is another weft row of three strand twining. After that plain twining continues to the end of the rim, which is trimmed. The background overlay is beargrass. Starting at the starting knot there is an inch of conifer root with no overlay. After that is a horizontal band of maidenhair fern and porcupine quill triangles. After that is a band of maiden hair fern and a band of porcupine quill. The main design band is comprised of triangles and a horizontal porcupine quill stepped pattern. At the rim there is another band of porcupine quill and maidenhair fern followed by truncated maidenhair triangles with porcupine designs on the interior. The basket has an up to the right slant of weft twist. The workface is on the exterior, with a rightward work direction. The overlay only is on the exterior. The basket is from Northwestern California.

Hearst Museum object titled Treasure basket, accession number 1-164420, described as Twined, globular, red and black designs, stacked triangular units on light ground. Plain twined. Willow (?) shoot warp, pine root and willow or alder root weft with overlay of beargrass leaf, maidenhair fern stem (black) and Woodwardia fern fiber stained red with chewed alder bark. Tag "Klamath River Tribes att.". Per Ralph Shanks: Globular twined basket bowl, not used. Indented crossed warp starting knot with a single sided overlay on the outside. The warp material is probably willow or hazel. The weft is conifer root. The weft overlay background is beargrass, with designs in black maiden hair fern stem and red dyed woodwardia. At the starting knot there is one 1/2 inch of three strand twining, after that 11/2 inch of plain twining, after that two weft rows of three strand twining, switching to plain twining until the rim, were there is two weft rows of three strand twining. The design is an alternating stacked triangle pattern. On the base there is a ring of slanted parallelograms. At the rim there are two rings of black with red hatches pointing down from it. The basket has an up to the right slant of weft twist with an exterior workface. This basket is from Northwestern California.