Object name: Treasure basket / Object class: Twined weaving / Collection place: California - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Treasure basket, accession number 1-11860, described as Trinket basket; twined. Warp and weft are Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica). Openwork rumitsek basket with vertical ornament of crossed warp.

Hearst Museum object titled Treasure basket, accession number 1-164157, described as Twined trinket basket with zigzag overlay design. Tag "Northwest California att.". Per Ralph Shanks: Twined globular basket bowl. Crossed warp starting knot, indented. The warp material is probably hazel or willow. The weft material is conifer root. The weft overlay design is in beargrass and red-dyed woodwardia. There is a string tied at the rim. Starting at the starting knot, there is 1.5 inches of three strand twining, followed by 1.5 inches of plain twining, followed by 2 weft rows of three strand twining, followed by two weft rows of plain twining, followed by two weft rows of three strand twining. Plain twining continues to the rim where there is one weft row of three strand twining followed by 1 weft row of plain twining, followed by 1/4 inch of paired open-work crossed warps, followed by two weft rows of plain twining. The rim is trimmed. The main design is comprised of six lipped chevrons in beargrass on a red-dyed woodwardia background. The workface is on the exterior. The overlay is single-sided, with the design on the exterior. The basket has an up to the right slant of weft twist and a rightward work direction. The basket is from Northwest California.

Hearst Museum object titled Treasure basket, accession number 1-9542, described as Trinket basket; twined. Warp and weft are Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica).

Hearst Museum object titled Treasure basket, accession number 1-214064, described as Sub-globular trinket basket. Plain twined with overlay designs of Xerophyllum tenax and darkened conifer root. Main design is row of large diamonds. Tag: NW. Calif. Att.". Per Ralph Shanks: Twined basket bowl, slightly incurving. Crossed warp starting knot. The warp material is hazel. The weft material is conifer root. The weft overlay design is beargrass and red dyed Woodwardia. Starting at the starting knot, there are 1 1/4 inches of three strand twining, followed by 1.5 inches of plain twining, followed by two weft rows of three strand twining. Plain twining continues to the rim where there is ⅓ inch of parallel warp open work. The rim is wrapped in beargrass, around an unknown material. The main design is a horizontal chain of diamonds. The basket has a rightward work direction, with up to the right slant of weft twist. The workface is on the exterior. The overlay is primarily single-sided, with the design on the exterior, and the materials in reverse design on the interior. The basket is from Northwest California.

Hearst Museum object titled Treasure basket, accession number 1-164446, described as Globular twined basket; geometric design (picture on card). Tags: "Klamath River Tribes att.". Per Ralph Shanks: Globular twined basket bowl "fancy basket". Crossed warp starting knot. Overlay on the outside. The warp material is hazel. The weft is conifer root. The weft overlay design is beargrass and maidenhair fern. At the starting knot there is 1 inch of three strand twining, after that 1 inch of plain twining, after that 6 weft rows of three strand twining, switching to plain twining until the rim, were there are 3 rows of three strand twining. The main design is a band at the middle with triangles stacked above and below the band. On the base there is a beargrass band of overlay with conifer root on the outside and inside of the band. On the rim is alternating black and tan speckles. The basket has an up to the right slant of weft twist with an exterior workface. Based on the materials and techniques this is a Northwest California basket, possibly Yurok based on the extensive use of maidenhair fern.

Hearst Museum object titled Treasure basket, accession number 1-211550, described as Small trinket basket. Black designs composed of triangles. Tag "NW. CA. Att.". Per Ralph Shanks: Globular twined basket bowl. The basket has a crossed warp starting knot, indented. The warp material is probably hazel. The background weft is conifer root. The weft overlay is beargrass and maidenhair fern. At the starting knot there is 1 inch of three strand twining. After that plain twining, that has beargrass overlay, for 1 inch followed by 3 rows of three strand twining, that have no overlay. After that there is plain twining until the rim where there are 4 weft rows of three strand twining. The design is six alternating sets of six triangles with a bar along the top or bottom. The basket has an exterior workface with a rightward work direction. The basket has an up to the right slant of weft twist. The overlay is only on the outside. The rim is trimmed. The basket is from Northwest California.

Hearst Museum object titled Treasure basket, accession number 1-164425, described as Twined, sub-globular, small; alternating red and straw-color lines in diagonal twining technique. Tag "Klamath River Tribes Att." Per Ralph Shanks: Twined basket bowl. The basket has a crossed warp starting knot, indented. The warp material is probably willow. The background weft is conifer root. The weft overlay is beargrass and red dyed woodwardia fern. At the starting knot there is 3 strand twining for .5 inch followed by 1.5 inches of diagonal twining, followed by one weft row of three strand twining. After that diagonal twining continues until the rim where there are two weft rows of three strand twining. The design is a band of slanted stripes of alternating beargrass and red dyed woodwardia. The basket has an exterior workface with a rightward work direction. The basket has an up to the right slant of weft twist. The overlay is only on the outside. The rim has the warp sticks sticking up above the rim, and are trimmed evenly. It is an uncommon basket, as very few baskets in Northwestern California are made of mostly diagonal twining. There is a hair woven into the basket.

Hearst Museum object titled Treasure basket, accession number 1-11760, described as Trinket basket; twined. Warp and weft are Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica). Half openwork, blackened with age.

Hearst Museum object titled Treasure basket, accession number 1-164162, described as Twined trinket basket with openwork bands, scalloped rim. Tag: "Northwest Calif. att.". Per Ralph Shanks: Close-twined and openwork basket, made for sale. Crossed warp starting knot. The warp material is probably hazel. The basket has conifer root wefts. The overlay weft material is beargrass, maidenhair fern, and red-dyed woodwardia. Starting at the starting knot, there are two weft rows of plain twining, followed by 3 weft rows of three strand twining, followed by 1 1/4 inches of plain twining, followed by 3 weft rows of three strand twining. Going up the sides of the basket plain twining is followed by openwork parallel warps, followed by plain twining with its uppermost weft row in three strand twining, followed by openwork crossed warps. At the rim there are 2 weft rows and a possibly a reinforcing rod wrapped with beargrass. The rim undulates. The main design is horizontal bands of alternating beargrass and maidenhair fern triangles. The basket has a rightward work direction, with an up to the right slant of weft twist. The overlay is single sided, with the design on the exterior. The workface is on the exterior. The basket is from Northwestern California.