Object class: Culinary containers / Collection place: near Murphys, Calaveras County, California / Taxon: Pteris quilina - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Object class Culinary containers Collection place near Murphys, Calaveras County, California Taxon Pteris quilina

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.

Hearst Museum object titled Cooking basket, accession number 1-9952, described as Cooking basket; coiled. Warp is possibly Willow (Salix), weft is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Pattern is mud-dyed Brake fern (Pteris quilina). 3-rod coiling with interlocking stitches. Decoration: slightly oblique, irregular black bands. Design material is bracken fern root. Basket is very worn. It has been extensively repaired at base, but there are many breaks both near the base and at the rim.