Collection place: South Central California / Accession number: Acc.216 / Function: 6.1 Cradles and Swaddling - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Basketry material, accession number 1-10336, described as Bundle of peeled stems of deer brush.

Hearst Museum object titled Cradle, accession number 1-10235, described as Cradle; twined. Warp and weft are Willow (Salix). Cloth lacings. Broad back of cradle; headpiece is missing. There is no decoration. Basket is open plain twined, and cloth lashings are attached. Narrower end is somewhat damaged.

Hearst Museum object titled Cradle, accession number 1-10259, described as Cradle; twined. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Hood of Deer brush (Ceanothus integerrimus) twined with yellow and red cloth. Open diagonal twined; with headpiece ornamented with red cloth and yarn. Described as "new" when collected. Decoration: red diamond design on headpiece.

Hearst Museum object titled Cradle, accession number 1-10409, described as Large woven cradle. Accompanying tag reads, "Lost number. Cradle with shade remnants of dark cotton cloth strips on each side, thicker pieces of cotton cloth knotted on back. L.G. - 98.0cm. 7-19-1995 Found on Washo shelf. Attached paper tag attributes cradle to Washo by L. Dawson, 3-6-59, now thinks it might be Yokuts." Per Ralph Shanks: Sunshade is redbud with horizontal bands of diagonal twining, 2 of which contain redbud. Redbud is used to attach the warp sticks to the top of the sunshade. Front edge of sunshade covered in canvas. Slant of weft twist is up to right on shade and main body of cradle. Cloth tie downs on side of cradle back has larger cloth strap. Larger than usual cradle

Hearst Museum object titled Cradle, accession number 1-10216, described as Cradle; twined. Warp and weft are Willow (Salix). Cloth lacings. Open plain twined; back portion only--headpiece is missing. No decoration. Cloth straps are attached. Made of peeled shoots, whole and split.

Hearst Museum object titled Receptacle basket, accession number 1-10217, described as Receptacle basket; twined. Warp is unpeeled Willow (Salix), weft is Willow. Open diagonal twined, with string handle and cloth wrapped around a hole in the bottom of the basket. No decoration.