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Start Over Collection place Tuolumne County, California Taxon Cercis occidentalis
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 1-10295, described as Basket; twined. Warp is unpeeled Willow (Salix), weft is Willow. Red pattern is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Willow handle and rim. Elliptical in form, with handle. Moderately open diagonal twine; deep red rectangular designs.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-10294, described as Basket; coiled. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Red pattern is Redbud. 3-Rod coiling with non-interlocking stitches; wide-mouthed with sloping sides. 2 horizontal bands of large, solid red triangles. Bottom has been mended, and the rim is damaged in several areas.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-10156, described as Basket; coiled. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Black pattern is Brake fern (Pteris quilina). Wide-mouthed with sloping sides. Large and deep. Decoration: rectangular bands, in black, arranged in 4 columns around basket. Bottom of basket has been repaired.
Hearst Museum object titled Bowl basket, accession number 1-10173, described as Bowl basket; coiled. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Red pattern is Redbud. Wide-mouthed with flaring sides. Decoration: very faint band of solid red triangles, alternately up and downwards pointing, beneath rim. 3-rod coiling with interlocking stitches.
Hearst Museum object titled Bowl basket, accession number 1-10185, described as Bowl basket; coiled. Warp is Epicampes (Sporobolus rigens), weft is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Pattern is mud-dyed Brake fern (Pteris quilina). Wide-mouthed with sloping sides. Decoration: horizontal and vertical zigzag patterns in brown. Coiled on a bundle foundation, with non-interlocking stitches. Bottom has been repaired, rim is damaged in several places and has been repaired along one break.
Hearst Museum object titled Canoe shaped basket, accession number 1-10157, described as Basket; Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Black pattern is Brake fern (Pteris quilina). Boat-shaped. Decoration: black geometrical figures. Design material is brackenfern root. Upper portion is single-rod coiling with interlocking stitches; lower portion is coiling on a multiple rod foundation with split stitches. Lower part of basket is designed, upper part is not.
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.

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