Object class: Twined weaving / Collection place: Round Valley, Mendocino County, California / Accession number: Acc.291 - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Object class Twined weaving Collection place Round Valley, Mendocino County, California Accession number Acc.291

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-12024, described as Small open hemispherical basket said to have been used for leaching buckeyes. Tag: "Yuki". Per Ralph Shanks: Open twined buckeye leaching basket. Used with wear. The start is a crossed warped twined start. The warp foundation is peeled shoots. The wefts are of an uncertain material, with two possible bands of unpeeled redbud designs. The basket is plain twined. The rim is clipped. The basket has an exterior work face, a rightward work direction, and an up to the right slant of weft twist. Surviving buckeye leaching baskets are very rare.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-11990, described as Hemispherical twined basket, said to have been used in leaching buckeyes. Tag: "Yuki". Per Ralph Shanks: Openwork basket, dome shaped. The catalog card mentions both use as leaching basket and as a hat. The warps are probably willow. There are a few weft rows of possible split unpeeled redbud, as well as some material like willow roots. The basket looks like it might of had a handle, there are two broken warps on the interior that the handle would have attached to. The basket has a crossed warp start with two wefts in an x over it. The basket is three strand twined. The rim is trimmed. The basket has an exterior workface, a rightward work direction, and an up to the right slant of weft twist. The basket was collected from a Pit River woman, but does not appear to be from that area. The start is unusual with a design element present that is not found in Yuki twined baskets. The materials and techniques are not similar to Yuki baskets. The start is similar to some Wailaki openwork baskets, but the materials and three strand twining are not present in the Wailaki baskets in the Hearst Museum collections.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-12163, described as Per Ralph Shanks and Justin Underhill: 3 tags with cat #, 1 with Wailaki globular hanging(?) basket with cross warp start that has 4 warp rows on each side, stacked perpendicularly and wrapped diagonally in one direction. The warp and weft sticks are peeled shoots, basket is plain twined over 2 to 4 warp rows. At the rim there are 3 more closely spaced rows of plain twining. Warps are closely trimmed. A 2-ply piece of twine is tied around the weft rows of the rim, possibly intended to hang the basket. Uneven surface to the basket. Work direction is rightward, slant of weft twist is up and to the right. On interior of basket there are numerous warp sticks protruding. The basket appears to have been used. Globose openwork basket. In good condition. Twill twining; 3 rows of close twining at rim; a 2-ply fiber string (aboriginal?) tied onto rim as a handle.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-11979, described as Very old much worn hemispherical, parching basket. Two tags: "Yuki" Per Ralph Shanks: Coiled parching basket that has had broken bottom replaced with twined patch. The patch was stitched on with a possibly non- native material. The basket has food debris. The warps are rods and splints. The basket has peeled redbud background wefts and unpeeled redbud design wefts. The design is horizontal bands of unpeeled redbud. The rim is missing. The basket has an exterior workface. There are many split stitches on the backface. The weft fag ends are bound under, with the moving ends concealed. The basket has a rightward work direction and a down to the right slant of weft twist. The work direction, materials and techniques used in the basket are consistent with Yuki manufacture. The twined patch at the base of the basket is said to have been taken from an old Wailaki basket, per Samuel Barrett's informants. The patch is plain twined with an up to the right slant of weft twist. The wefts may be conifer root. The warps are peeled shoot.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-11901, described as Ill shapen newly made openwork basket. This form is very unusual, but the method of twining with split elements is typical of the Yuki. Tag "Yuki". Per Ralph Shanks: Open twined buckeye leaching basket. Not used. The start is a crossed warped twined start, partially woven over The warp foundation is paired unpeeled redbud shoots. The wefts are of unpeeled redbud. The basket is plain twined. The rim is evenly clipped. The basket has an exterior work face, a rightward work direction, and an up to the right slant of weft twist. Surviving buckeye leaching baskets are very rare.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-12118, described as Open plate form basket. Very fragile, quite worn, breaks in several places. Plain weave, close at start, then open weave (3 rows at the top more closely woven than most of basket). Tag: "1196". Tag "Wailaki". Per Ralph Shanks: Flaring openwork plain twined basket, used. Crossed warp start. The warps and wefts are willow or some other peeled shoot. The plain twining is over multiple warps for the first inch. The warps are primarily parallel. The last three weft rows are closely spaced. The rim is trimmed. The basket has an exterior workface, a rightward work direction, and an up to the right slant of weft twist.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-11922, described as Old hemispherical. akmol = to parch; yocum = basket. Tag: "Yuki". Per Ralph Shanks: Coiled basket parcher. The basket has food residue and burns. The basket has a twined start. It has a repair at the bottom has a splint wrapped in it. The coil foundation is rod and splints. The background wefts are peeled redbud, and the weft designs are in unpeeled redbud. The design is horizontal bands with breaks. After the starting knot there are two coil rows that have unpeeled redbud wefts. The basket has many random rectangles. The rim is plain wrapped. The coil ending was cut off. The weft fag ends are mostly tucked, with some clipped. The weft moving ends are sometimes concealed, sometimes tucked. The workface has a few split stitches; the back face has a majority of split stitches. The basket has an exterior workface, with a rightward work direction, and primarily a down to the right slant of weft twist.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-12090, described as Per Ralph Shanks and Justin Underhill: 3 tags with cat #, 1 with Wailaki twined open-work hanging basket. Cross warp starting knot done with 2 pairs of widely spaced warp sticks. The basket is plain twined to the rim, with the uppermost weft rows being closely alligned with one another. The basket is irregularly shaped with a rightward work direction and the wefts are up to the right slant of weft twist. Rim is trimmed with most warp sticks extending above the rim about 1/8-1/4 inch. The basket has a commercial rope/string tied to it so the basket can be hung. The warp rows have 1 to 3 warp sticks. The material is peeled shoots, possibly willow. Fibre strand found in the last weft row from the rim about 2 inches from the rope handle. Hemispherical openwork basket. In good condition, just dusty. Plain twining, weft ends turned to parallel a warp up to the top. 2 rows of close twining at the rim, with cut warps extending above. 3 strands of commercial cotton twine knotted together and tied to basket edge as a handle.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-12075, described as Per Ralph Shanks and Justin Underhill: 3 tags with cat #, 1 with Wailaki A globular, open work twined hanging basket, 8.5 inches tall. Used (debris on the bottom and exterior fibres at bottom look worn). Warp and weft are peeled shoots except for 2 areas where the shoot is unpeeled. Cross-warp start, followed by 1.5 inches of open-work plain twining, followed by 3 closely spaced weft rows of 3 strand twining, followed by plain twining to the rim. Between the last 2 visible weft rows there are cross-warps. The rim is wrapped and is formed by 2 rows of peeled shoot weft material, topped by a reinforcing rod and then wrapped all around the rim. Between the last 2 visible rows, a cotton rope has been threaded through and tied off to create a handle. There is an exterior work face with a rightward work direction, slant of west twist is up and to the right. Old cylindrical plain twined openwork basket with hoop about border. Dirty from use but not very worn. There are 3 rows of 3-strand twining from 4.5 - 5.5 cm from basket start. Hoop sewn solidly to top edge. Handle of cotton fabric tied on.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket and strap, accession number 1-12097a,b, described as (a) Openwork twined burden basket with (b) carrying strap. Mixed plain and twill twining. Warp ends turned to parallel a weft to the top. 4 rows more closely plain twined at the top. Stick hoop lashed inside edge with buckskin. Soft buckskin sewn to round bottom area of basket, also tied with strips of cotton fabric and twine (native?). Basket has rounded conical shape. Packstrap is wide, thick, heavy leather band, tied on with leather strips. 2 Tags say Wailaki, a second tag says 1084. Per Ralph Shanks: Openwork Wailaki burden basket, heavily used, with a large attached carrying strap. Basket warps and wefts are peeled shoots. Cross warp starting knot. Primarily plain twined with some diagonal twining. From 1 to 5 warp sticks are brought up vertically to construct the basket. At the rim the warp sticks are trimmed and the reinforcing rod is lashed with leather to the basket in the classic Wailaki burden basket style. The base of the basket is wrapped with leather/buckskin to protect the bottom of the basket, it is not a repair as the basket is not broken. Weft is up to right weft twist with a rightward work direction. Exterior work face. There is a large carrying strap made of heavy leather. The strap is attached 17 inches above the start. In addition to the strap there are 2 other ties, one made of leather, the other made of cloth.

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