Object class: Twined weaving / Collection place: Chicken Ranch, Tuolumne County, California / Taxon: Chlorogalum pomeridianum - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Object class Twined weaving Collection place Chicken Ranch, Tuolumne County, California Taxon Chlorogalum pomeridianum

Hearst Museum object titled Carrying basket, accession number 1-10163, described as Carrying basket; twined. Warp and weft are Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Red pattern is Redbud. Coated inside and out with soaproot juice (Chlorogalum pomeridianum) to make it seed-tight. Decoration: horizontal red band near rim. Point has leather reinforcement sewn on. Diagonal twining.