Loans: S1975-1976 #9: Palo Alto Cultural Center (November 1974–unknown) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Acorn meal basket, accession number 1-11744, described as Acorn meal basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Strengthening withes of Hazel. Grimy from use. Plain twined. Single faced overlay.

Hearst Museum object titled Amphora, accession number 8-3340, described as Red-figure amphora; white and yellow; 2 human figures: on one side, a seated woman at her toilet; on the other, a walking cupid; palmettes below the handles; a geometric design on either side of handles on neck of amphora; some wear, one handle reattached, otherwise in good condition.

Hearst Museum object titled Animal head, wood, accession number 5-2667, described as Carved wooden buck head; snout and horns painted black; made from Mushakashela wood; (Swartzia madagascarensis); 11” l.

Hearst Museum object titled Axe, accession number 11-39269, described as Axe; wood handle; polished black stone blade; long wood hafting section with flaring end wrapped in basketry; clusters of fiber chains and animal hair

Hearst Museum object titled Bamboo pipe, accession number 11-14778, described as bamboo pipe, incised, pyroengraved, body of pipe stuffed with grass gives cooler smoke.

Hearst Museum object titled Bark painting, accession number 11-41327, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-28578, described as Twined, partly openwork. Tag: "Klamath R. Tribes att.". Per Ralph Shanks: Twined openwork basket, made for sale. Crossed warp starting knot. The warp material is probably hazel. The basket has conifer root wefts. The overlay weft material is beargrass and red-dyed Woodwardia. Starting at the starting knot, there is one weft row of plain twining, followed by a 0.25 inch of three strand twining, followed by 1⅓ inch of plain twining, followed by a single weft row of three strand twining. Going up the sides of the basket plain twining alternates with openwork crossed warps. At the rim the warps sticks are bent over to form a braid-like finish. The main design is a horizontal band of off-set rectangles. The basket has a rightward work direction, with an up to the right slant of weft twist. The overlay is primarily single sided, with the design on the exterior, with the central band having the design on the interior as well. The workface is on the exterior. The basket is from Northwestern California.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-28629, described as Tiny oval coiled basket, black design.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-71070, described as Twined, cup. Per Ralph Shanks: Twined basket cup with handle. The base has three strand twining with one row of lattice twining, the sides are plain twined except for the top two rows which are three strand twining. Hazel warp sticks. Conifer root wefts, beargrass overlay, designs in maidenhair fern. Designs are two sets of two parallelograms with one diamond on end of each pair. Probably Atsugewi, but possibly Achumawi.

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