Object class: Headgear / Collection place: Northwestern California / Function: 2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Basketry cap, accession number 1-164419, described as Basketry, twined, black and yellow designs. Plain twined. Willow shoot warps, willow root weft with overlay of beargrass leaf, maidenhair fern (black), and porcupine quills dyed yellow with lichens. Label "Klamath River Tribes att.". Per Ralph Shanks: Woman’s twined basket hat. Crossed warp starting knot. The warp material is probably hazel. The background wefts are conifer root. The weft overlay is beargrass, yellow dyed porcupine quill, and maidenhair fern. Starting at the starting knot is 1/2 inch of three strand twining, followed by 1 inch of plain twining. After that, there is one weft row of three strand twining. Plain twining continues to 1/2 inch below the rim where there is another weft row of three strand twining. After that plain twining continues to the end of the rim, which is trimmed. The background overlay is beargrass. Starting at the starting knot there is an inch of conifer root with no overlay. After that is a horizontal band of maidenhair fern and porcupine quill triangles. After that is a band of maiden hair fern and a band of porcupine quill. The main design band is comprised of triangles and a horizontal porcupine quill stepped pattern. At the rim there is another band of porcupine quill and maidenhair fern followed by truncated maidenhair triangles with porcupine designs on the interior. The basket has an up to the right slant of weft twist. The workface is on the exterior, with a rightward work direction. The overlay only is on the exterior. The basket is from Northwestern California.

Hearst Museum object titled Headband, accession number 1-2057, described as Made of wolf fur.

Hearst Museum object titled Headband, accession number 1-2054, described as Made of wolf fur.

Hearst Museum object titled Headband, accession number 1-11818, described as Forehead band of painted deerskin and fox fur.

Hearst Museum object titled Headband, accession number 1-2060, described as Made of wolf fur.

Hearst Museum object titled Headband, accession number 1-11819, described as Forehead band of painted deerskin and fox fur.

Hearst Museum object titled Headband, accession number 1-2061, described as Made of wolf fur.

Hearst Museum object titled Headband, accession number 1-2064, described as Wolf fur.

Hearst Museum object titled Headband, accession number 1-2056, described as Made of wolf fur.