Collection place: West Point, Calaveras County, California / Taxon: Pteris quilina / Accession number: Acc.222 - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Cooking basket, accession number 1-10494, described as Cooking basket; coiled. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Black pattern is Brake fern (Pteris quilina). Very old and much worn flaring 3 stick basket with black design.

Hearst Museum object titled Cooking basket, accession number 1-10051, described as Cooking basket; coiled. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Pattern is Brake fern (Pteris quilina). Small, old, and rough; coiled. Decoration: thin black horizontal band encircling basket. Dark material is brackenfern root. 1-rod coiling with interlocking stitches.