Collection place: Coarsegold, Madera County, California / Culture or time period: Chukchansi / Accession number: Acc.237 - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Bowl basket, accession number 1-10448, described as Bowl basket; coiled. Warp is Epicampes (Sporobolus rigens), weft is Sedge (Carex). Black pattern is Brake fern (Pteris quilina). Large new deep flaring basket with grass foundation and variously arranged triangular designs. Barret bought this basket from a man who thought it was made by a Chukchansi woman. To Dawson it looks like a newly made Northfork Mono basket with opposite work direction to Chukchansi habits.

Hearst Museum object titled Cooking basket, accession number 1-10447, described as Cooking basket; coiled. Warp is Epicampes (Sporobolus rigens), weft is Sedge (Carex sp.). Black pattern is Brake fern (Pteris quilina).

Hearst Museum object titled Mush basket, accession number 1-10446, described as Mush basket; coiled. Warp is Epicampes (Sporobolus rigens), weft is Sedge (Carex). Black pattern is Brake fern (Pteris quilina). Red pattern is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Small deep flaring basket with grass foundation and zigzag design in red and black.