Object class: Cooking baskets / Collection place: Calaveras County, California / Accession number: Acc.218 - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Cooking basket, accession number 1-9951, described as Cooking basket; coiled. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is Pine (Pinus). Black pattern is Brake fern (Pteris quilina). Decoration: black rectangular designs in bracken fern root. 3-rod coiling with stitches split on interior face. Bottom has worn through, as has rim in 2 places.

Hearst Museum object titled Cooking basket, accession number 1-10475, described as Cooking basket; coiled. Warp is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis), weft is Redbud. Black pattern is mud-dyed Brake fern (Pteris quilina).

Hearst Museum object titled Cooking basket, accession number 1-10100, described as Basket; coiled. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Black pattern is Brake fern (Pteris quilina). 3-rod coiling, with interlocking stitiches; coarse with flaring sides. Numerous black designs.

Hearst Museum object titled Cooking basket, accession number 1-10099, described as Cooking basket; twined. Warp is Epicampes (Sporobolus rigens), weft is possibly Maple (Acer macrophyllum). Pattern is Brake fern (Pteris quilina). Flaring, 3-rod coiling with interlocking stitches. Decoration: dark brown horizontal zigzag design.

Hearst Museum object titled Cooking basket, accession number 1-10476, described as Cooking basket; warp and weft are Willow (Salix). White above and light brown below, design of black diagonal. Old and very worn.

Hearst Museum object titled Cooking basket, accession number 1-10081, described as Cooking basket; coiled. Warp is possibly Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Pattern is red. 3-rod coiling with intelocking stitches (many are split on interior face).

Hearst Museum object titled Cooking basket, accession number 1-10082, described as Coiled; flaring sides. Decoration: horizontal doubled zigzag of black "flying geese" beneath rim and, further down, band of crossing diagonal zigzags also composed of black "flying geese." Warp material: Epicampes (Sporobolus rigens). Woof material: sedge (Carex sp.). Design material is brackenfern root (Pteris quilina). Coiled on bundle foundation with non-interlocking stitches.

Hearst Museum object titled Cooking basket, accession number 1-10144, described as Cooking basket; coiled. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Red pattern is Redbud. Wide-mouthed with sloping sides. Decoration: disconnected horizontal red lines. Basket was described as being "very old" when it was collected in 1906.

Hearst Museum object titled Cooking basket, accession number 1-10175, described as Cooking basket; coiled. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Black pattern is Brake fern (Pteris quilina). Decoration: crossing diagonal red/black-colored bands. 3-rod coiling with interlocking stitches. Rim is cracked at several places.

Hearst Museum object titled Cooking basket, accession number 1-10115, described as Cooking basket; coiled. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Black pattern is Brake fern (Pteris quilina). Red pattern is Redbud. 3-rod coiling with interlocking stitches; wide-mouthed with sloping sides. Very large. Decoration: vertical columns of diamond designs; these are very faint, but appear red in color. Basket is slightly damaged at bottom.