Object class: Twined weaving / Collection place: Baird (historic place), Shasta County, California / Materials: Poison oak - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Object class Twined weaving Collection place Baird (historic place), Shasta County, California Materials Poison oak

Hearst Museum object titled Burden basket, accession number 1-16541, described as Openwork basket; twined. Warp is possibly Poison oak (Toxicodendron diversilobum), weft is yellow pine and Grape roots (Vitus californica). Willow (Salix) rim. Small, openwork. Dirty and worn from use. One portion of rim broken off. Plain twined. 3- strand twining on bottom. 3 closely plain twined rows at top. Warp ends braided together to form rim. A hoop is lashed inside the rim with cord. Carrying strap is a piece of fabric, attached by cord loops.