Cap

Museum number:
1-12958
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.311
Description:
Basketry cap; twined. Warp and weft are Rhus.
Donor:
Thomas T. Waterman
Collection place:
Mesa Grande, San Diego County, California
Verbatim coll. place:
California; San Diego; Mesa Grande
Culture or time period:
Diegueño and Kumeyaay
Collector:
Thomas T. Waterman
Collection date:
1907
Taxon:
Rhus
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Basketry (object genre), Caps (headgear), and Twined weaving
Function:
1.2 Gathering
Accession date:
1907
Context of use:
Redesigned as a carrying basket for acorns after picking (James Moreno, February 15, 1983).
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
diameter 20 centimeters and height 20.5 centimeters
Comment:
For materials see Supplementary Catalogue 1 Page 8.
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Cap, accession number 1-12958, described as Basketry cap; twined. Warp and weft are Rhus.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Cap, accession number 1-12958, described as Basketry cap; twined. Warp and weft are Rhus.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Cap, accession number 1-12958, described as Basketry cap; twined. Warp and weft are Rhus.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Cap, accession number 1-12958, described as Basketry cap; twined. Warp and weft are Rhus.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Cap, accession number 1-12958, described as Basketry cap; twined. Warp and weft are Rhus.

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