Cap

Museum number:
1-1598
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Alternate number:
182 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.17 and Acc.86
Description:
Hat basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Sugar pine root (Pinus lambertiana). Black dye is Maidenhair (Adiantum pedatum). Red dye is Chain fern (Woodwardia spinulosa) in alder (Alnus rubra).
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Northwestern California
Verbatim coll. place:
California
Culture or time period:
Karuk
Collector:
Alfred L. Kroeber
Collection date:
1901
Materials:
Alder root, Chain fern, Hazel shoots, Maidenhair fern, and Sugar pine root
Taxon:
Adiantum pedatum, Alnus rubra, Corylus cornuta californica, Pinus lambertiana, and Woodwardia spinulosa
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Basketry (object genre), Caps (headgear), and Twined weaving
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
1903 and November 20, 1901
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
diameter 24 centimeters and height 18.5 centimeters
Comment:
Photo: "15-8601" Published: "AAE V 32 #1 pl 38 b" Remarks: "... For materials see Supplementary catalogue 1, p 12
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Cap, accession number 1-1598, described as Hat basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Sugar pine root (Pinus lambertiana). Black dye is Maidenhair (Adiantum pedatum). Red dye is Chain fern (Woodwardia spinulosa) in alder (Alnus rubra).Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Cap, accession number 1-1598, described as Hat basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Sugar pine root (Pinus lambertiana). Black dye is Maidenhair (Adiantum pedatum). Red dye is Chain fern (Woodwardia spinulosa) in alder (Alnus rubra).
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Cap, accession number 1-1598, described as Hat basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Sugar pine root (Pinus lambertiana). Black dye is Maidenhair (Adiantum pedatum). Red dye is Chain fern (Woodwardia spinulosa) in alder (Alnus rubra).Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Cap, accession number 1-1598, described as Hat basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Sugar pine root (Pinus lambertiana). Black dye is Maidenhair (Adiantum pedatum). Red dye is Chain fern (Woodwardia spinulosa) in alder (Alnus rubra).

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