Cap (kma); twined. Warp is twisted Tule (Schoenoplectus acutus), weft is string, possibly Milkweed (Asclepias) and twisted Cattail (Typha latifolia). Black dye is Tule root, brown color is mud-dyed split Tule. Rim of cotton cord. Decorated with beads at crown.
Donor:
Samuel A. Barrett
Collection place:
Klamath Reservation, Klamath County, Oregon
Culture or time period:
Klamath Lake and Modoc
Collector:
Samuel A. Barrett
Collection date:
1907
Materials:
Cattail (material), Milkweed floss, Mud, and Tule (grass material)
Taxon:
Asclepias, Schoenoplectus acutus, and Typha latifolia
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Basketry (object genre), Caps (headgear), and Twined weaving
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
1907
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
diameter 19.8 centimeters and height 13.5 centimeters
Comment:
Remarks: "For materials see Supplementary Cat. 1 Page 29