Object class: Accessories by location on the head / Loans: S1972-1973 #2: unknown borrower (July 13, 1972–July 18, 1972) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Object class Accessories by location on the head Loans S1972-1973 #2: unknown borrower (July 13, 1972–July 18, 1972)

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 Cap, accession number 1-164049, described as Basketry, twined geometric designs in overlay technique; brown and yellow. Plain-twined, peeled hazel or willow shoot warps, pine root weft overlay of beargrass leaf and maidenhair fern stems. Label: "Klamath River Tribes". Per Ralph Shanks: Woman’s twined basket hat. Crossed warp starting knot. The warp material is probably hazel or willow. The background wefts are conifer root. The weft overlay is beargrass and maidenhair fern. Starting at the starting knot is 1/2 inch of three strand twining, followed by 1.25 inches of plain twining. Plain twining continues until 3/4 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 a 1/2 an inch of conifer root with no overlay. That is followed by one weft row of maiden hair fern. A pattern of a sun/flower in conifer root is made by an outline of beargrass, with one weft of maidenhair fern at the tip of each the rays. The main design is made of three elements comprised all three materials that include two stacked parallelograms with a zigzag through it. 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 is only on the exterior. The basket is from Northwestern California.

Hearst Museum object titled Hat, accession number 1-71090, described as Basketry. Twined, bowl shape. Plain-twined with designs in overlay technique.