Burden basket

Museum number:
1-28558
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.667
Description:
Openwork burden basket. In good condition but fragile; several dark stains. Truncated cone shape; plain twined; about 5 cm from the top, the warps were twisted half way around in pairs; the 4 top rows are closely twined; the warp ends are twined together to create a rim; weft ends were turned upwards to parallel warps a short way. Labels: "Wailaki" crossed out and "Nongatl" Per Ralph Shanks: Openwork plain twined burden basket, used, with stains on the interior. Crossed warp start. Peeled willow shoots are used as warp and weft. There are two cotton-like loops on opposite sides of the basket. There are parallel warps throughout the basket except for 2 inches below the rim, where there is one row of crossed warps. At the starting knot there is plain twining for 2 1/2 inches, followed by two weft rows of three strand twining, followed by plain twining to the rim. The rim has braided warps and which are bound down on the interior. The basket has a rightward work direction and up to the right slant of weft twist.
Donor:
Gladys Ayer Nomland and University Appropriation
Collection place:
16-18 miles above Blue Lake, Mad River, Humboldt County
Verbatim coll. place:
California; Mad River; Upper Mad River
Culture or time period:
Nongatl
Collector:
Gladys Ayer Nomland, Minnie Pete, and Will Taggitt
Collection date:
July 1931
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Burden baskets and Twined weaving
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
1931
Context of use:
Burden basket.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
height 38 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Burden basket, accession number 1-28558, described as Openwork burden basket. In good condition but fragile; several dark stains. Truncated cone shape; plain twined; about 5 cm from the top, the warps were twisted half way around in pairs; the 4 top rows are closely twined; the warp ends are twined together to create a rim; weft ends were turned upwards to parallel warps a short way. Labels: "Wailaki" crossed out and "Nongatl" Per Ralph Shanks: Openwork plain twined burden basket, used, with stains on the interior. Crossed warp start. Peeled willow shoots are used as warp and weft. There are two cotton-like loops on opposite sides of the basket. There are parallel warps throughout the basket except for 2 inches below the rim, where there is one row of crossed warps. At the starting knot there is plain twining for 2 1/2 inches, followed by two weft rows of three strand twining, followed by plain twining to the rim. The rim has braided warps and which are bound down on the interior. The basket has a rightward work direction and up to the right slant of weft twist.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Burden basket, accession number 1-28558, described as Openwork burden basket. In good condition but fragile; several dark stains. Truncated cone shape; plain twined; about 5 cm from the top, the warps were twisted half way around in pairs; the 4 top rows are closely twined; the warp ends are twined together to create a rim; weft ends were turned upwards to parallel warps a short way. Labels: "Wailaki" crossed out and "Nongatl" Per Ralph Shanks: Openwork plain twined burden basket, used, with stains on the interior. Crossed warp start. Peeled willow shoots are used as warp and weft. There are two cotton-like loops on opposite sides of the basket. There are parallel warps throughout the basket except for 2 inches below the rim, where there is one row of crossed warps. At the starting knot there is plain twining for 2 1/2 inches, followed by two weft rows of three strand twining, followed by plain twining to the rim. The rim has braided warps and which are bound down on the interior. The basket has a rightward work direction and up to the right slant of weft twist.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Burden basket, accession number 1-28558, described as Openwork burden basket. In good condition but fragile; several dark stains. Truncated cone shape; plain twined; about 5 cm from the top, the warps were twisted half way around in pairs; the 4 top rows are closely twined; the warp ends are twined together to create a rim; weft ends were turned upwards to parallel warps a short way. Labels: "Wailaki" crossed out and "Nongatl" Per Ralph Shanks: Openwork plain twined burden basket, used, with stains on the interior. Crossed warp start. Peeled willow shoots are used as warp and weft. There are two cotton-like loops on opposite sides of the basket. There are parallel warps throughout the basket except for 2 inches below the rim, where there is one row of crossed warps. At the starting knot there is plain twining for 2 1/2 inches, followed by two weft rows of three strand twining, followed by plain twining to the rim. The rim has braided warps and which are bound down on the interior. The basket has a rightward work direction and up to the right slant of weft twist.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Burden basket, accession number 1-28558, described as Openwork burden basket. In good condition but fragile; several dark stains. Truncated cone shape; plain twined; about 5 cm from the top, the warps were twisted half way around in pairs; the 4 top rows are closely twined; the warp ends are twined together to create a rim; weft ends were turned upwards to parallel warps a short way. Labels: "Wailaki" crossed out and "Nongatl" Per Ralph Shanks: Openwork plain twined burden basket, used, with stains on the interior. Crossed warp start. Peeled willow shoots are used as warp and weft. There are two cotton-like loops on opposite sides of the basket. There are parallel warps throughout the basket except for 2 inches below the rim, where there is one row of crossed warps. At the starting knot there is plain twining for 2 1/2 inches, followed by two weft rows of three strand twining, followed by plain twining to the rim. The rim has braided warps and which are bound down on the interior. The basket has a rightward work direction and up to the right slant of weft twist.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Burden basket, accession number 1-28558, described as Openwork burden basket. In good condition but fragile; several dark stains. Truncated cone shape; plain twined; about 5 cm from the top, the warps were twisted half way around in pairs; the 4 top rows are closely twined; the warp ends are twined together to create a rim; weft ends were turned upwards to parallel warps a short way. Labels: "Wailaki" crossed out and "Nongatl" Per Ralph Shanks: Openwork plain twined burden basket, used, with stains on the interior. Crossed warp start. Peeled willow shoots are used as warp and weft. There are two cotton-like loops on opposite sides of the basket. There are parallel warps throughout the basket except for 2 inches below the rim, where there is one row of crossed warps. At the starting knot there is plain twining for 2 1/2 inches, followed by two weft rows of three strand twining, followed by plain twining to the rim. The rim has braided warps and which are bound down on the interior. The basket has a rightward work direction and up to the right slant of weft twist.

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