Collection place: Mariposa, Mariposa County, California / Culture or time period: Central California Tribes / Accession number: Acc.234 - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Ball, accession number 1-10356, described as Made of base of bunch of mistletoe.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-10265, described as 3-Rod coiled with interlocking stitches, with flaring sides. Decoration: vertical banding, in black. Broken at several places along the rim as well as near the bottom.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-10442, described as Mush basket, 3-rod coiling with non-interlocking stitches, with flaring sides and a mended base. Decoration: horizontal black zigzags. Base is mended.

Hearst Museum object titled Basketry material, accession number 1-10328, described as Bundle of flag leaves and wild wheat-like grass. Native name and meaning: "koiha" - flag-like material; "tiela" - the wheat-like green material. The "koiha" is used on the inside of a basket and the "tiela" is used on the outside to make "pretty looking basket". Used as foundation material for 1-10329 (basket start).

Hearst Museum object titled Basket start, accession number 1-10329, described as Start of coiled basket, made of string with a flag leaf and grass foundation. Flag leaves are on the inside and grass on outside of coil bundle. This was done in order to produce a "pretty green effect". According to Ruth Merrill, the warp is Epicampes, Cattail string, and Iris leaf.

Hearst Museum object titled Cooking basket, accession number 1-10334, described as Cooking basket; coiled. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Red pattern is Redbud. 3-Rod coiling with interlocking stitches; made with split shoots of unpeeled redbud; wide-mouthed with sloping sides. Decoration: triangles and banded designs in red.

Hearst Museum object titled Hook, accession number 1-10333, described as Wooden hook, long and with handle.

Hearst Museum object titled Hook, accession number 1-10332, described as Wooden, long, with handle.

Hearst Museum object titled Mush basket, accession number 1-10288, described as Mush basket; coiled. Warp is Epicampes (Sporobolus rigens), weft is Sedge (Carex). Black pattern is Brake fern (Pteris quilina). Coiled on a bundle foundation with non-interlocking stitches; wide mouthed with sloping sides. Decoration: brown horizontal and diagonal zigzags.