Collection place: Rich Gulch, Calaveras County, California / Accession number: Acc.222 - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Burden basket, accession number 1-10007, described as Burden basket, with leather covered point, open diagonal twined. There is no decoration. Made of willow, shoots.

Hearst Museum object titled Carrying basket, accession number 1-10009, described as Carrying basket; open diagonal twined. Warp and weft are Willow (Salix). Rim is Willow and Soaproot juice (Chlorogalum pomeridianum). With leather-covered point, a reinforcing hoop at rim, and an application of soaproot juices on the surface serving to render the basket seed-tight. No decoration. Made of peeled shoots.

Hearst Museum object titled Cooking basket, accession number 1-10006, described as Cooking basket; coiled. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Sedge (Carex). Coiled; wide-mouthed with sloping sides. No decoration. 3-rod coiling with intelocking stitches. The basket has been mended at the bottom.

Hearst Museum object titled Dice, accession number 1-10035, described as Set of four acorn dice.

Hearst Museum object titled Discoidal, accession number 1-10014, described as Small discoidal stone. Used in cracking acorns.

Hearst Museum object titled Gambling bone, accession number 1-9986, described as Leg-bone of deer partly worked and polished, to be used as a gambling bone.