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

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Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-10167, described as Receptacle basket; twined. Warp is unpeeled Willow (Salix), weft is Pine (Pinus). Small and conical in shape. A cloth strap attached to the rim attests to its having been hung when in use. Coarse, open diagonal twine, with 3 rows of plain twine beneath the rim. The bark on the materials is both stripped and unstripped (warp) and, in the case of the weft material, stripped until near the rim, where reddish-colored bark provides a contrast with the light-colored (and stripped) weft.

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.

Hearst Museum object titled Cooking basket, accession number 1-10168, described as Cooking basket; twined. Warp is Epicampes (Sporobolus rigens), weft is Sedge (Carex). Red pattern is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Shallow with flaring sides; coiled. Decoration: much faded red geometrical design. 3-rod coiling with stitches split on the interior. Basket's edge shows sign of extensive wear.

Hearst Museum object titled Cooking basket, accession number 1-10183, described as Cooking basket; twined. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Red pattern is Redbud. Single-rod coiling with interlocking stitches; rather small in size. The decoration, which is so badly damaged as to be almost obliterated, appears to have consisted of double V-shaped zigzag lines, in red, encircling the basket.

Hearst Museum object titled Cooking basket, accession number 1-10483, described as Very old, much worn, straight-walled cooking basket. Diagonal twined weave.

Hearst Museum object titled Scoop, accession number 1-10170, described as Scoop basket; twined. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Black pattern is Brake fern (Pteris quilina). Small and deep, of a triangular shape. No decoration.

Hearst Museum object titled Seed beater, accession number 1-10186, described as Basket; twined. Warp and weft are Willow (Salix). Alteration of peeled and unpeeled warp, producing striped light and dark effect. Weft is completely peeled. With cloth-wrapped handle.