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Start Over Collection place The Americas Taxon Sporobolus rigens
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-20924, described as Jar basket; coiled. Warp is Epicampes (Sporobolus rigens), weft is Willow (Salix). Red pattern is Yucca, black pattern is Devil's horn (Proboscidea althaeifolia). Bottle neck with sloping shoulders. Decorated in brown and black representing letters of the alphabet.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-20939, described as Jar basket; coiled. Warp is Epicampes (Sporobolus rigens), weft is Willow (Salix). Brown and black patterns are Brake fern (Pteris quilina). Interrupted stitch. Design of 3 encircling bands with alternating black and white squares.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-10174, described as Basket; Warp is Epicampes weft is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Black pattern is Brake fern (Pteris quilina). Wide-mouthed with flaring sides. Decoration: diagonally crossing bands of black "flying geese." Single-rod coiling with interlocking stitches. Rim is damaged at several spots.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-14984, described as Basket; coiled. Warp is Epicampes (Sporobolus rigens), weft is Sedge (Carex). Black pattern is Brake fern (Pteridium aquilinum).
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-4221, described as Unfiinished basket, coiled. Warp is Epicampes (Sporobolus rigens), weft is Rhus and Juncus. Pattern is Juncus. Black dye is Suaeda; yellow is also present.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-20941, described as Jar basket; coiled. Warp is Epicampes (Sporobolus rigens), weft is Willow (Salix). Red pattern is Yucca. Neck coiled basket with interrupted stitch; coils alternating brown and white.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-20935, described as Jar basket; coiled. Warp is Epicampes (Sporobolus rigens), weft is Willow (Salix). Red pattern is Yucca in wool, black pattern is Break fern (Sporobolus rigens). Bottle neck coiled basket with band of human figures in red and black, band of quail plumes and yarn.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-14358, described as Plate basket; coiled. Warp is Epicampes (Sporobolus rigens), weft is Sumac (Rhus). Yellow pattern is Rush (Juncus) dyed in Parosela. Black pattern is Sumac dyed in Elderberry (Sambucus mexicana).
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-20934, described as Large, bottle-neck, finely coiled jar basket with step pattern in 7 series in spiral order. On the shoulders of the basket between the step spirals are distributed 13 human figures in red and black, said to represent Jesus and the 12 Apostles. So called "Apostolic Basket". Warp is Epicampes (Sporobolus rigens), weft is Willow (Salix). Red pattern is Yucca.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-20976, described as Jar basket; coiled. Warp is Epicampes (Sporobolus rigens), weft is Willow (Salix). Red pattern is Yucca. Black pattern is Devil's horn (Proboscidea althaeifolia). Without prominent shoulder. Decoration is 2 bands rattlesnake design in red and black. On shoulder one band with black zigzag line.

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