Collection place: Humboldt County, California / Culture or time period: California tribes - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Collection place Humboldt County, California Culture or time period California tribes

Hearst Museum object titled Acorn basket, accession number 1-2540, described as Pan Basket. Tags: Lassik, Tugak and second and 3rd tag say Lassik Per Ralph Shanks: Twined basket, used, probably with acorn processing or acorn flour. Has distinctive Lassik cross warp start. Materials are conifer root weft with bear grass overlay with peeled shoot warps. From the start there is 1 1/2 inches of 3 strand twining, followed by plain twining until 1/4 inch from the rim where we get a single row of 3 strand twining and then 2 weft rows of plain twining. The rim is trimmed with numerous warp sticks extending up to about 1/4 inch from the rim. The slant of weft twist is up and to the right with a rightward work direction. The surface is slightly undulating. The design has about 12 parrallel bands, is single sided with irregular bear grass appearing on the interior. Basket has an exterior workface. The basket is quite distinctive from Northwestern California twining. Pan basket, close woven.

Hearst Museum object titled Acorn cracker, accession number 1-9301, described as Stone, rounded tear drop shape. Polished from usage.

Hearst Museum object titled Acorn cracker, accession number 1-9440, described as Stone, flat, with rounded edges. Elongated oval.

Hearst Museum object titled Acorn cracker, accession number 1-9441, described as Stone, flat, with rounded edges. Tapering proximal end; bulbous distal end.

Hearst Museum object titled Acorn cracker, accession number 1-953, described as stone for breaking acorn shells.

Hearst Museum object titled Acorn flour, accession number 1-143482, described as 1 tin. Partially ground.

Hearst Museum object titled Acorn meal basket, accession number 1-11744, described as Acorn meal basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Strengthening withes of Hazel. Grimy from use. Plain twined. Single faced overlay.

Hearst Museum object titled Acorn meal basket, accession number 1-11674, described as Acorn meal basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Strengthening withes of Hazel. Coated with grime from use. Hole at bottom mended with coated canvas in middle, sewn on with string. Plain twined. Single faced overlay.

Hearst Museum object titled Acorn meal basket, accession number 1-9375, described as Acorn meal basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Wornout center mended with inserted piece of basketry. Very dirty from use. Plain twined, white overlay. Design difficult to discern. Formerly had a lattice twined reinforcing rod on the bottom. Insert: Same as basket; with black Maidenhair (Adiantum pedatum) dye.