Collection place: Humboldt County, California / Year collected: [Missing] / Collector: E. L. McLeod Memorial Collection - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Basket cap, accession number 1-20834, described as Basket cap; twined. No warp. Weft is Grape root (Vitus californica). Black pattern is Maidenhair (Adiantum pedatum), white pattern is Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax).

Hearst Museum object titled Miniature basket, accession number 1-20833, described as Cradle basket with hood; twined. Warp and weft are Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica). White pattern is Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax). Red dye is Chain fern (Woodwardia spinulosa) in Alder (Alnus rubra).

Hearst Museum object titled Plaque, accession number 1-20835, described as Small basketry. Tag "Klamath R. Tribes Att.". Second metal tag "277". Per Ralph Shanks: Twined basket plaque. The basket has a crossed warp starting knot. The warp material is probably hazel (Corylus cornuta californica). The background weft is conifer root (Pinophyta; though according to Ruth Merrill the weft is Grape root, Vitus californica). The weft overlay is beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax) and maidenhair fern (Adiantum). At the starting knot there is 1 inch of three strand twining, followed by plain twining to the rim. The main design is three horizontal bands of triangles, forming a flower-like design. The basket has a rightward work direction. The basket has an up to the right slant of weft twist. The overlay is primarily one-sided. The basket is possibly Wiyot, based on the extensive use of black in the design, and its provenience of Humboldt County.