Collection place: Murphys, Calaveras County, California / Accession number: Acc.217 - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-10149, described as Basket; coiled. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Red pattern is Redbud. Deep and slightly flaring, executed in 3-rod coiling technique. Decoration consists of a band of solid arrowheads of deep red pointing alternately up and downwards, placed near the rim and encircling the basket.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-10142, described as Single-rod coiling with interlocking stitches; wide-mouthed with sloping sides. Decoration: 2 horizontal bands in red. Design material is redbud. Rim is slightly damaged.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket tray, accession number 1-10140, described as Tray basket; twined. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is Maple (Acer macrophyllum). Turned warp. Willow hoop. Deep and triangular in shape; described as "old" by Barrett in 1906. In form of tray. Twined, with a reinforcing hoop at the rim and an attached cloth strap. No decoration.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket tray, accession number 1-10481, described as Small elliptical openwork tray.

Hearst Museum object titled Brush, accession number 1-10141, described as Old soap root brush with pitch handle.

Hearst Museum object titled Canoe shaped basket, accession number 1-10153, described as Boat basket; coiled. Warp is Willow (Salix) and Epicampes (Sporobolus rigens), weft is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Black pattern is Brake fern (Pteris quilina). Large and in the shape of an elliptical canoe. Decoration consists of 5 groups of black and red horizontal lines; each group contains eleven parallel lines (or stitches). The basket is executed in single-rod coiling with interlocking stitches.

Hearst Museum object titled Carrying basket, accession number 1-10091, described as Carrying basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Hazel.

Hearst Museum object titled Carrying basket, accession number 1-10146, described as Carrying basket; diagonal twined. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is Maple bark (Acer macrophyllum).

Hearst Museum object titled Carrying basket, accession number 1-10477, described as Carrying basket; coiled. Warp and weft are Redbud (Cercis occidentalis).