Collection place: Murphys, Calaveras County, California / Function: 1.5 Household - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-10149, described as Basket; coiled. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Red pattern is Redbud. Deep and slightly flaring, executed in 3-rod coiling technique. Decoration consists of a band of solid arrowheads of deep red pointing alternately up and downwards, placed near the rim and encircling the basket.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-10142, described as Single-rod coiling with interlocking stitches; wide-mouthed with sloping sides. Decoration: 2 horizontal bands in red. Design material is redbud. Rim is slightly damaged.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket tray, accession number 1-10140, described as Tray basket; twined. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is Maple (Acer macrophyllum). Turned warp. Willow hoop. Deep and triangular in shape; described as "old" by Barrett in 1906. In form of tray. Twined, with a reinforcing hoop at the rim and an attached cloth strap. No decoration.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket tray, accession number 1-10481, described as Small elliptical openwork tray.

Hearst Museum object titled Brush, accession number 1-10141, described as Old soap root brush with pitch handle.

Hearst Museum object titled Canoe shaped basket, accession number 1-10153, described as Boat basket; coiled. Warp is Willow (Salix) and Epicampes (Sporobolus rigens), weft is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Black pattern is Brake fern (Pteris quilina). Large and in the shape of an elliptical canoe. Decoration consists of 5 groups of black and red horizontal lines; each group contains eleven parallel lines (or stitches). The basket is executed in single-rod coiling with interlocking stitches.

Hearst Museum object titled Carrying basket, accession number 1-10477, described as Carrying basket; coiled. Warp and weft are Redbud (Cercis occidentalis).

Hearst Museum object titled Cooking basket, accession number 1-10144, described as Cooking basket; coiled. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Red pattern is Redbud. Wide-mouthed with sloping sides. Decoration: disconnected horizontal red lines. Basket was described as being "very old" when it was collected in 1906.

Hearst Museum object titled Cooking basket, accession number 1-10175, described as Cooking basket; coiled. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Black pattern is Brake fern (Pteris quilina). Decoration: crossing diagonal red/black-colored bands. 3-rod coiling with interlocking stitches. Rim is cracked at several places.

Hearst Museum object titled Cooking basket, accession number 1-10147, described as Cooking basket; coiled. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Black pattern is Brake fern (Pteris quilina). Single-rod coiling with interlocking stitches; wide-mouthed with flaring sides. Large and deep. Decoration: disconnected horizontal black lines.