Cap basket; twined. Warp is possibly Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Alder (Alnus rubra). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Black pattern is Maidenhair (Adiantum pedatum).
Donor:
Pliny Earle Goddard
Collection place:
Maple Creek, Mad River, Humboldt County
Verbatim coll. place:
California; Humboldt; Maple Creek
Culture or time period:
Whilkut
Collector:
Pliny Earle Goddard, Van Duzen Pete, and Wife of Pete
Collection date:
1906
Materials:
Alder root, Common beargrass, Hazel shoots, and Maidenhair fern
Taxon:
Adiantum pedatum, Alnus, Corylus cornuta californica, and Xerophyllum tenax
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Basketry (object genre), Caps (headgear), and Twined weaving
Function:
2.4 Fine Clothes and Accoutrements not used exclusively for status or religious purposes
Accession date:
1906
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
diameter 20.3 centimeters and height 11.5 centimeters
Comment:
Name: "called sikostan" Photo: "15-8630" Remarks: "For materials see Supplementary Catalogue 1, p. 66" "Design in red = na Lkustellai Design in black = toisik bukkude, horse tail rush. Design near border = tceneL, Red material = alder root.