Cap

Museum number:
1-1805
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
389 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.67, Acc.69, and Acc.86
Description:
Cap basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Conifer root (Pinophyta). White pattern is Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax). Red dye is Maidenahir fern (Adiantum pedatum) in Alder (Alnus rubra). Height: 11.6 cm, Diameter: 20.1 cm.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Mouth of Salmon River, Del Norte County, California
Verbatim coll. place:
California; Siskiyou; Mouth of Salmon River
Culture or time period:
Karuk
Collector:
Alfred L. Kroeber
Collection date:
1902
Materials:
Alder root, Common beargrass, Conifer root, Hazel shoots, and Maidenhair fern
Taxon:
Adiantum pedatum, Alnus rubra, Corylus cornuta californica, Pinophyta, and Xerophyllum tenax
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Basketry (object genre), Caps (headgear), and Twined weaving
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
1903, January 15, 1903, and July 15, 1902
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
height 11.6 centimeters and diameter 20.1 centimeters
Comment:
Remarks: "For materials see Supplementary catalogue 1, p. 13
Loans:
S1979-1980 #27: California State University, East Bay/Colin L. Busby (1979–unknown)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Cap, accession number 1-1805, described as Cap basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Conifer root (Pinophyta). White pattern is Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax). Red dye is Maidenahir fern (Adiantum pedatum) in Alder (Alnus rubra). Height: 11.6 cm, Diameter: 20.1 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Cap, accession number 1-1805, described as Cap basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Conifer root (Pinophyta). White pattern is Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax). Red dye is Maidenahir fern (Adiantum pedatum) in Alder (Alnus rubra). Height: 11.6 cm, Diameter: 20.1 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Cap, accession number 1-1805, described as Cap basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Conifer root (Pinophyta). White pattern is Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax). Red dye is Maidenahir fern (Adiantum pedatum) in Alder (Alnus rubra). Height: 11.6 cm, Diameter: 20.1 cm.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Cap, accession number 1-1805, described as Cap basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Conifer root (Pinophyta). White pattern is Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax). Red dye is Maidenahir fern (Adiantum pedatum) in Alder (Alnus rubra). Height: 11.6 cm, Diameter: 20.1 cm.

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