Collection place: Wawona, Mariposa County, California / Culture or time period: North American cultures - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Awl, accession number 1-10241, described as Made of bone, with unwrapped handle.

Hearst Museum object titled Awl, accession number 1-10262, described as Proximal end of posterior cannon bone (fused matatarsals) of Odocoileus (deer).

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-10264, described as Basket; coiled. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Black pattern is Brake fern (Pteris quilina). Coiled; wide-mouthed with sloping sides. Described as very old and much worn when first collected. Decoration: diagonal zigzag design in brown.

Hearst Museum object titled Bowl basket, accession number 1-10261, described as Bowl basket; coiled. Warp is Willow (Salix) and Epicampes (Sporobolus rigens), weft is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Red pattern is Redbud. Flat, with two thin, parallel, horizontal red bands encircling the basket by way of design, made with redbud. Single rod coiled with interlocking stitches.

Hearst Museum object titled Brush, accession number 1-10238, described as Soaproot brush with handle of soaproot juice.

Hearst Museum object titled Brush, accession number 1-10263, described as Very old soaproot brush.

Hearst Museum object titled Brush, accession number 1-10245, described as New soaproot brush with soaproot juice handle bound by withe in position to dry.

Hearst Museum object titled Carrying basket, accession number 1-10239, described as Carrying basket; twined. Warp and weft are Willow (Salix). Black pattern is Brake fern (Pteris quilina). Open diagonal twined. Entirely covered on exterior face with soaproot juice (Chlorogalum pomeridianum), rendering basket seed-tight. Reinforcing hoop at rim. Two horizontal bands of black stitches as decoration. Made of peeled and split shoots.

Hearst Museum object titled Carrying basket, accession number 1-10248, described as Carrying basket; twined. Warp and weft are Willow (Salix). Open diagonal twined, with reinforcing hoop at rim and leather reinforcement sewn on at point (now worn through). No decoration.