Object class: Baskets by technique / Collection place: Mariposa, Mariposa County, California / Taxon: Sporobolus rigens - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Object class Baskets by technique Collection place Mariposa, Mariposa County, California Taxon Sporobolus rigens

Hearst Museum object titled Basket tray, accession number 1-410, described as Bread tray basket; coiled. Warp is Epicampes (Sporobolus rigens), weft is Sedge( Carex). Black pattern is Brake fern (Pteris quilina). Coiled on bundle foundation with non-interlocking stitches; large and truncate-coned. Decoration: 4 horizontal bands of alternating solid black triangles.

Hearst Museum object titled Bowl basket, accession number 1-20883, described as Bowl basket; twined. Warp is Epicampes (Sporobolus rigens), weft is string. Decorated with red and green woolen yarn in step design.

Hearst Museum object titled Mush basket, accession number 1-10288, described as Mush basket; coiled. Warp is Epicampes (Sporobolus rigens), weft is Sedge (Carex). Black pattern is Brake fern (Pteris quilina). Coiled on a bundle foundation with non-interlocking stitches; wide mouthed with sloping sides. Decoration: brown horizontal and diagonal zigzags.

Hearst Museum object titled Sifting tray, accession number 1-10169, described as Sifter basket; coiled. Warp is Epicampes (Sporobolus rigens), weft is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Red pattern is Redbud. Coiled on a bundle foundation, with spaced non-interlocking stitches, circular in shape. Four black cross-shaped designs.

Hearst Museum object titled Sifting tray, accession number 1-10330, described as Sifter basket; coiled. Warp is Epicampes (Sporobolus rigens), weft is Sedge (Carex). Pattern is Brake fern (Pteris quilina). Sifting tray, flat, showing signs of considerable wear. Coiled on a bundle foundation with non-interlocking stitches. Decoration: 2 bands of dark (possibly deep red) horizontal zigzags near rim and one similar band near center.