Basket rattle

Museum number:
1-164139
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1780
Description:
Elongated basketry rattle. Twined openwork. Shell and bottle cap inside. Tag "Klamath R. tribes att.". Second tag: "NW. Calif. attr.". Per Ralph Shanks: Twined openwork rattle. There is a bottle cap and several shells inside. Crossed warp starting knot. The warp material is probably willow or hazel. The weft material is hazel or willow. Starting at the starting knot, there is plain twining over multiple warps to the edge of the base. Going up the sides of the rattle the wefts are primarily over one warp. The openwork twining is primarily parallel and with some crossed. The rim is trimmed, and is partially damaged. The basket has a rightward work direction, with an up to the right slant of weft twist. The workface is on the exterior. The basket is from Northwestern California. There is a hair woven into the basket.
Donor:
Mrs. Robert Griesche
Collection place:
Northwestern California
Verbatim coll. place:
California; Northern California; Northwestern California
Culture or time period:
Northwestern California tribes
Collector:
Mrs. Robert Griesche
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers) and Twined weaving
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
1963
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
length 22 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Basket rattle, accession number 1-164139, described as Elongated basketry rattle. Twined openwork. Shell and bottle cap inside. Tag "Klamath R. tribes att.". Second tag: "NW. Calif. attr.". Per Ralph Shanks: Twined openwork rattle. There is a bottle cap and several shells inside. Crossed warp starting knot. The warp material is probably willow or hazel. The weft material is hazel or willow. Starting at the starting knot, there is plain twining over multiple warps to the edge of the base. Going up the sides of the rattle the wefts are primarily over one warp. The openwork twining is primarily parallel and with some crossed. The rim is trimmed, and is partially damaged. The basket has a rightward work direction, with an up to the right slant of weft twist. The workface is on the exterior. The basket is from Northwestern California. There is a hair woven into the basket.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Basket rattle, accession number 1-164139, described as Elongated basketry rattle. Twined openwork. Shell and bottle cap inside. Tag "Klamath R. tribes att.". Second tag: "NW. Calif. attr.". Per Ralph Shanks: Twined openwork rattle. There is a bottle cap and several shells inside. Crossed warp starting knot. The warp material is probably willow or hazel. The weft material is hazel or willow. Starting at the starting knot, there is plain twining over multiple warps to the edge of the base. Going up the sides of the rattle the wefts are primarily over one warp. The openwork twining is primarily parallel and with some crossed. The rim is trimmed, and is partially damaged. The basket has a rightward work direction, with an up to the right slant of weft twist. The workface is on the exterior. The basket is from Northwestern California. There is a hair woven into the basket.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Basket rattle, accession number 1-164139, described as Elongated basketry rattle. Twined openwork. Shell and bottle cap inside. Tag "Klamath R. tribes att.". Second tag: "NW. Calif. attr.". Per Ralph Shanks: Twined openwork rattle. There is a bottle cap and several shells inside. Crossed warp starting knot. The warp material is probably willow or hazel. The weft material is hazel or willow. Starting at the starting knot, there is plain twining over multiple warps to the edge of the base. Going up the sides of the rattle the wefts are primarily over one warp. The openwork twining is primarily parallel and with some crossed. The rim is trimmed, and is partially damaged. The basket has a rightward work direction, with an up to the right slant of weft twist. The workface is on the exterior. The basket is from Northwestern California. There is a hair woven into the basket.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Basket rattle, accession number 1-164139, described as Elongated basketry rattle. Twined openwork. Shell and bottle cap inside. Tag "Klamath R. tribes att.". Second tag: "NW. Calif. attr.". Per Ralph Shanks: Twined openwork rattle. There is a bottle cap and several shells inside. Crossed warp starting knot. The warp material is probably willow or hazel. The weft material is hazel or willow. Starting at the starting knot, there is plain twining over multiple warps to the edge of the base. Going up the sides of the rattle the wefts are primarily over one warp. The openwork twining is primarily parallel and with some crossed. The rim is trimmed, and is partially damaged. The basket has a rightward work direction, with an up to the right slant of weft twist. The workface is on the exterior. The basket is from Northwestern California. There is a hair woven into the basket.

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