Collection place: Northwestern California / Materials: Hazel shoots / Accession number: Acc.811 - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Bowl basket, accession number 1-61768, described as Open work, twined, shallow bowl. Tag "Klamath R. Tribes Att.". Per Ralph Shanks: Twined openwork basket. The basket has a crossed warp starting knot. The warp material is probably hazel. The weft is probably conifer root. The basket is plain twined over two warps, with the rows spaced approximately 1/2 inch apart. The rim is trimmed, and mostly missing due to breakage. The basket has an up to the right slant of weft twist and a rightward work direction. The workface is on the exterior. The basket is from Northwestern California.