Plate basket

Museum number:
1-10573
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
b 59 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.247
Description:
Plate basket; twined. Warp is possibly Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Alder root (Alnus rubra). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Black dye 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
Maker or artist:
Betsy
Collector:
Pliny Earle Goddard
Collection date:
1906
Materials:
Alder root, Common beargrass, Hazel shoots, and Maidenhair fern
Taxon:
Adiantum pedatum, Alnus rubra, Corylus cornuta californica, and Xerophyllum tenax
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Plate baskets and Twined weaving
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
1906
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
diameter 25.1 centimeters
Comment:
Photo: "15-8626" Remarks: "For materials see Supplementary Catalogue 1, p. 66" "Called mekeyantel. Design called kinnilyai.
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Plate basket, accession number 1-10573, described as Plate basket; twined. Warp is possibly Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Alder root (Alnus rubra). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Black dye is Maidenhair (Adiantum pedatum).Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Plate basket, accession number 1-10573, described as Plate basket; twined. Warp is possibly Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Alder root (Alnus rubra). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Black dye is Maidenhair (Adiantum pedatum).
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Plate basket, accession number 1-10573, described as Plate basket; twined. Warp is possibly Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Alder root (Alnus rubra). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Black dye is Maidenhair (Adiantum pedatum).Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Plate basket, accession number 1-10573, described as Plate basket; twined. Warp is possibly Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Alder root (Alnus rubra). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Black dye is Maidenhair (Adiantum pedatum).Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Plate basket, accession number 1-10573, described as Plate basket; twined. Warp is possibly Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Alder root (Alnus rubra). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Black dye is Maidenhair (Adiantum pedatum).Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Plate basket, accession number 1-10573, described as Plate basket; twined. Warp is possibly Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Alder root (Alnus rubra). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Black dye is Maidenhair (Adiantum pedatum).

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