Object class: Herringbone / Collection place: Southwestern California / Culture or time period: Southwest California tribes - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Winnowing tray, accession number 1-70119, described as Coiled, deep tray. Tag: "Mission Type" "Snake". Per Ralph Shanks: Broad low bowl in shape of winnower; made for sale. Materials include a deergrass bundle foundation and orange, tan, and black dyed juncus wefts. The primary design is a coiled rattlesnake. The workface is on the inside. The wefts are bound under and the work direction is to the right. The basket has a plain wrapped rim with a half inch long herringbone finish.