Object name: Sifting tray / Collection place: Mariposa, Mariposa County, California / Culture or time period: North Central California tribes - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Sifting tray, accession number 1-10169, described as Sifter basket; coiled. Warp is Epicampes (Sporobolus rigens), weft is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Red pattern is Redbud. Coiled on a bundle foundation, with spaced non-interlocking stitches, circular in shape. Four black cross-shaped designs.

Hearst Museum object titled Sifting tray, accession number 1-10330, described as Sifter basket; coiled. Warp is Epicampes (Sporobolus rigens), weft is Sedge (Carex). Pattern is Brake fern (Pteris quilina). Sifting tray, flat, showing signs of considerable wear. Coiled on a bundle foundation with non-interlocking stitches. Decoration: 2 bands of dark (possibly deep red) horizontal zigzags near rim and one similar band near center.