Sifting tray for acorn meal; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Hazel strengthening fibers. Dirty from use. Plain twined, almost completely overlaid. White, mostly single faced overlay, some 2 faced. 2 rows of lattice twined rods (on back) near rim and center.
Donor:
Alfred L. Kroeber
Collection place:
Weitchpec, Humboldt County, California
Verbatim coll. place:
California; Humboldt; Weitchpec
Culture or time period:
Yurok
Collector:
Alfred L. Kroeber and Stone
Collection date:
May 1907
Materials:
Common beargrass, Hazel shoots, and Sugar pine (pinus lambertinana)
Taxon:
Corylus cornuta californica, Pinus lambertiana, and Xerophyllum tenax
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers) and Twined weaving
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
1907
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
height 2.5 centimeters and 24.5 centimeters
Comment:
Photo: 15-8605. For materials see Supplementary Cat. 1, P. 81.