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

Start Over Taxon Xerophyllum tenax Loans S1975-1976 #43: California Academy of Sciences (December 16, 1975–March 23, 1978)

Hearst Museum object titled Burden basket, accession number 1-1479, described as Seed gathering basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Conical with flat bottom. Flexible plain twined. 3 strand twined bottom. White overlay floated on back. Lower one - third bands of vertical stripes. Major motif: Vertically zigzagging parallelograms.

Hearst Museum object titled Storage basket, accession number 1-1086, described as Storage basket; twined. Warp is peeled Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana) and peeled Hazel. White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Large twined acorn storage basket with brown horizontal bands.