Jar basket; coiled. Warp is Epicampes (Sporobolus rigens), weft is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Red pattern is Redbud. Globular, necked, jar shaped, coiled. With black designs in devil's-claw material, sumac ground. 3-rod foundation.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Southeastern California
Verbatim coll. place:
California
Culture or time period:
Panamint
Collector:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection date:
1880-1902
Materials:
Redbud
Taxon:
Cercis occidentalis and Sporobolus rigens
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Coiled weaving and Jar baskets
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
May 2, 1902
Context of use:
Money" basket.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
height 11.1 centimeters and diameter 10.5 centimeters