Function: 1.5 Household / Loans: S1975-1976 #43: California Academy of Sciences (December 16, 1975–March 23, 1978) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Function 1.5 Household Loans S1975-1976 #43: California Academy of Sciences (December 16, 1975–March 23, 1978)

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-11688, described as Basket; twined. Warp and weft are Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica). Large flat openwork basket. Smaller (than 1 - 11687 ?).

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-71480, described as Basketry hopper. Twined.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket and lid, accession number 1-211610a,b, described as a) Twined basket with b) lid. Tag on both a and b "NW Cal. Att.". Per Ralph Shanks: a) Twined storage basket. Crossed warp starting knot. Warp material is probably willow. The weft materials are conifer root, with a beargrass overlay background, and maidenhair fern and red dyed woodwardia overlay designs. Starting at the starting knot there is three strand twining for 1 inch, followed by plain twining for 3 inches, followed by two weft rows of three strand twining. Plain twining continues to the rim where there is one weft row of three strand twining, followed by four rows of diagonal twining, followed by two weft rows of plain twining. The designs include, at the base, several weft row wide checkered circles. On the side of the basket there are three main bands of design, with triangles in beargrass and woodwardia. The rim is trimmed. The workface is on the exterior. The overlay is single sided, on the exterior. The basket has a rightward work direction, with up to the right slant of weft twist. b) The lid has the same materials as the basket. It has a crossed warp starting knot. Starting from the raised knob, there is three strand twining with some diagonal twining until the base of the knob, continuing for a 1/2 inch. Plain twining continues until one inch from the rim, where there is one weft row of three strand twining, followed by plain twining until the rim, which is trimmed. The workface is on the exterior. The overlay is single sided, on the exterior. The lid has a rightward work direction, with up to the right slant of weft twist. The basket and lid are from Northwestern California, possibly Karuk, based on the extensive use of red dyed woodwardia.

Hearst Museum object titled Brush, accession number 1-9442, described as Acorn-meal brush

Hearst Museum object titled Mush paddle, accession number 1-11828, described as Large.

Hearst Museum object titled Spoon, accession number 1-1239, described as Spoon, elk antler, hand carved; oval bowl, geometric wavy open work design on handle; L 18.2 cm x W 6.0 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Spoon, accession number 1-1237, described as Spoon, elk antler; oval bowl, flat bottom; dentate edged handle with double open work slot; L 21.2 cm x W 6.1cm

Hearst Museum object titled Spoon, accession number 1-11580, described as Elk antler, "old"; oval bowl two sawtooth projections near bottom on both edges.

Hearst Museum object titled Spoon, accession number 1-1240, described as Spoon, elk antler, hand carved; round bowl; wavy design handle; L 21.8 cm x W 6.3 cm