Winnowing tray

Museum number:
1-71369
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21010071369
Accession number:
Acc.838
Description:
Coiled basket, deep tray. Tag "Maidu att.". Tag on baskets "D-62". Per Ralph Shanks: Coiled basket winnowing tray. Tight spiral, pinhole start. The basket has a three rod foundation, probably willow. The weft materials are peeled and unpeeled redbud. The design at the base is a four sided star/flower. On the sides is one horizontal band of zigzags, forming a four pointed star/flower. The workface is on the inside, with many split stitches on the backface. The weft fag ends are concealed and the work direction is to the left. The basket has a plain wrapped rim with a blunt coil ending. This is basket is attributed to the Patwin due to the shape and depth of the basket and the peeled redbud background.
Donor:
Grace Blair DePue
Collection place:
North Central California
Verbatim coll. place:
California
Culture or time period:
Maidu and Patwin
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
1900-1944
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Basketry (object genre), Coiled weaving, and Winnowers (agricultural equipment)
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
February 19, 1945
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
height 3 inches and diameter 15 inches
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Winnowing tray, accession number 1-71369, described as Coiled basket, deep tray. Tag "Maidu att.". Tag on baskets "D-62". Per Ralph Shanks: Coiled basket winnowing tray. Tight spiral, pinhole start. The basket has a three rod foundation, probably willow. The weft materials are peeled and unpeeled redbud. The design at the base is a four sided star/flower. On the sides is one horizontal band of zigzags, forming a four pointed star/flower. The workface is on the inside, with many split stitches on the backface. The weft fag ends are concealed and the work direction is to the left. The basket has a plain wrapped rim with a blunt coil ending. This is basket is attributed to the Patwin due to the shape and depth of the basket and the peeled redbud background.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Winnowing tray, accession number 1-71369, described as Coiled basket, deep tray. Tag "Maidu att.". Tag on baskets "D-62". Per Ralph Shanks: Coiled basket winnowing tray. Tight spiral, pinhole start. The basket has a three rod foundation, probably willow. The weft materials are peeled and unpeeled redbud. The design at the base is a four sided star/flower. On the sides is one horizontal band of zigzags, forming a four pointed star/flower. The workface is on the inside, with many split stitches on the backface. The weft fag ends are concealed and the work direction is to the left. The basket has a plain wrapped rim with a blunt coil ending. This is basket is attributed to the Patwin due to the shape and depth of the basket and the peeled redbud background.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Winnowing tray, accession number 1-71369, described as Coiled basket, deep tray. Tag "Maidu att.". Tag on baskets "D-62". Per Ralph Shanks: Coiled basket winnowing tray. Tight spiral, pinhole start. The basket has a three rod foundation, probably willow. The weft materials are peeled and unpeeled redbud. The design at the base is a four sided star/flower. On the sides is one horizontal band of zigzags, forming a four pointed star/flower. The workface is on the inside, with many split stitches on the backface. The weft fag ends are concealed and the work direction is to the left. The basket has a plain wrapped rim with a blunt coil ending. This is basket is attributed to the Patwin due to the shape and depth of the basket and the peeled redbud background.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Winnowing tray, accession number 1-71369, described as Coiled basket, deep tray. Tag "Maidu att.". Tag on baskets "D-62". Per Ralph Shanks: Coiled basket winnowing tray. Tight spiral, pinhole start. The basket has a three rod foundation, probably willow. The weft materials are peeled and unpeeled redbud. The design at the base is a four sided star/flower. On the sides is one horizontal band of zigzags, forming a four pointed star/flower. The workface is on the inside, with many split stitches on the backface. The weft fag ends are concealed and the work direction is to the left. The basket has a plain wrapped rim with a blunt coil ending. This is basket is attributed to the Patwin due to the shape and depth of the basket and the peeled redbud background.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Winnowing tray, accession number 1-71369, described as Coiled basket, deep tray. Tag "Maidu att.". Tag on baskets "D-62". Per Ralph Shanks: Coiled basket winnowing tray. Tight spiral, pinhole start. The basket has a three rod foundation, probably willow. The weft materials are peeled and unpeeled redbud. The design at the base is a four sided star/flower. On the sides is one horizontal band of zigzags, forming a four pointed star/flower. The workface is on the inside, with many split stitches on the backface. The weft fag ends are concealed and the work direction is to the left. The basket has a plain wrapped rim with a blunt coil ending. This is basket is attributed to the Patwin due to the shape and depth of the basket and the peeled redbud background.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Winnowing tray, accession number 1-71369, described as Coiled basket, deep tray. Tag "Maidu att.". Tag on baskets "D-62". Per Ralph Shanks: Coiled basket winnowing tray. Tight spiral, pinhole start. The basket has a three rod foundation, probably willow. The weft materials are peeled and unpeeled redbud. The design at the base is a four sided star/flower. On the sides is one horizontal band of zigzags, forming a four pointed star/flower. The workface is on the inside, with many split stitches on the backface. The weft fag ends are concealed and the work direction is to the left. The basket has a plain wrapped rim with a blunt coil ending. This is basket is attributed to the Patwin due to the shape and depth of the basket and the peeled redbud background.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Winnowing tray, accession number 1-71369, described as Coiled basket, deep tray. Tag "Maidu att.". Tag on baskets "D-62". Per Ralph Shanks: Coiled basket winnowing tray. Tight spiral, pinhole start. The basket has a three rod foundation, probably willow. The weft materials are peeled and unpeeled redbud. The design at the base is a four sided star/flower. On the sides is one horizontal band of zigzags, forming a four pointed star/flower. The workface is on the inside, with many split stitches on the backface. The weft fag ends are concealed and the work direction is to the left. The basket has a plain wrapped rim with a blunt coil ending. This is basket is attributed to the Patwin due to the shape and depth of the basket and the peeled redbud background.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Winnowing tray, accession number 1-71369, described as Coiled basket, deep tray. Tag "Maidu att.". Tag on baskets "D-62". Per Ralph Shanks: Coiled basket winnowing tray. Tight spiral, pinhole start. The basket has a three rod foundation, probably willow. The weft materials are peeled and unpeeled redbud. The design at the base is a four sided star/flower. On the sides is one horizontal band of zigzags, forming a four pointed star/flower. The workface is on the inside, with many split stitches on the backface. The weft fag ends are concealed and the work direction is to the left. The basket has a plain wrapped rim with a blunt coil ending. This is basket is attributed to the Patwin due to the shape and depth of the basket and the peeled redbud background.

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