Cap

Museum number:
1-1778
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
362 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.67, Acc.69, and Acc.86
Description:
Cap basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Pine root (Pinus). White pattern is Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax). Red dye is Maidenahir fern (Adiantum pedatum) in Alder (Alnus rubra). Unfinished. Design: tataktak.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Mouth of Salmon River, Del Norte County, California
Verbatim coll. place:
California; Siskiyou; Mouth of Salmon River
Culture or time period:
Karuk
Collector:
Alfred L. Kroeber
Collection date:
1902
Materials:
Alder root, Common beargrass, Hazel shoots, Maidenhair fern, and Pine root
Taxon:
Adiantum pedatum, Alnus rubra, Corylus cornuta californica, Pinus, and Xerophyllum tenax
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Basketry (object genre), Caps (headgear), and Twined weaving
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
1903, January 15, 1903, and July 15, 1902
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
diameter 18 centimeters and height 7 centimeters
Comment:
Photo: "15-2528" Published: "AAE, II, 4, pl 20, fig 7" Remarks: "For materials see Supplementary catalogue 1, p. 13
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Cap, accession number 1-1778, described as Cap basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Pine root (Pinus). White pattern is Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax). Red dye is Maidenahir fern (Adiantum pedatum) in Alder (Alnus rubra). Unfinished. Design: tataktak.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Cap, accession number 1-1778, described as Cap basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Pine root (Pinus). White pattern is Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax). Red dye is Maidenahir fern (Adiantum pedatum) in Alder (Alnus rubra). Unfinished. Design: tataktak.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Cap, accession number 1-1778, described as Cap basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Pine root (Pinus). White pattern is Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax). Red dye is Maidenahir fern (Adiantum pedatum) in Alder (Alnus rubra). Unfinished. Design: tataktak.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Cap, accession number 1-1778, described as Cap basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Pine root (Pinus). White pattern is Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax). Red dye is Maidenahir fern (Adiantum pedatum) in Alder (Alnus rubra). Unfinished. Design: tataktak.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Cap, accession number 1-1778, described as Cap basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Pine root (Pinus). White pattern is Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax). Red dye is Maidenahir fern (Adiantum pedatum) in Alder (Alnus rubra). Unfinished. Design: tataktak.

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