Collector: Blindy / Culture or time period: North Central California tribes / Accession number: Acc.245 - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Carrying basket, accession number 1-10052, described as Carrying basket; twined. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is Willow and Grape (Vitus californica). Predominantly plain twining. Decoration is absent. Made of red-colored and peeled material. Basket has cloth strap attached so as to facilitate its transportation, and a reinforcing hoop around the rim.

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.