Bowl basket

Museum number:
1-20946
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Alternate number:
131 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.511
Description:
Bowl basket; coiled. Warp is Epicampes (Sporobolus rigens), weft is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Red pattern is Yucca. Black pattern is Devil's horn (Proboscidea althaeifolia). With 3 encircling bands of black with red diamonds bordered with white.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
South Fork of Kern River, Kern County, California
Verbatim coll. place:
California; Kern; South Fork of Kern River
Culture or time period:
Tübatulabal
Maker or artist:
Mother of Mrs. Miranda
Collector:
Edwin Lincoln McLeod and E. L. McLeod Memorial Collection
Collection date:
1885-1908
Materials:
Devil's horn
Taxon:
Cercis occidentalis, Proboscidea (plant), Sporobolus rigens, and Yucca
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bowl baskets and Coiled weaving
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
1916
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
length 22.5 inches and width 8.25 inches
Comment:
Additional original number: 12. For materials see Supplementary catalogue 1, p. 58.
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Bowl basket, accession number 1-20946, described as Bowl basket; coiled. Warp is Epicampes (Sporobolus rigens), weft is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Red pattern is Yucca. Black pattern is Devil's horn (Proboscidea althaeifolia). With 3 encircling bands of black with red diamonds bordered with white.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Bowl basket, accession number 1-20946, described as Bowl basket; coiled. Warp is Epicampes (Sporobolus rigens), weft is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Red pattern is Yucca. Black pattern is Devil's horn (Proboscidea althaeifolia). With 3 encircling bands of black with red diamonds bordered with white.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bowl basket, accession number 1-20946, described as Bowl basket; coiled. Warp is Epicampes (Sporobolus rigens), weft is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Red pattern is Yucca. Black pattern is Devil's horn (Proboscidea althaeifolia). With 3 encircling bands of black with red diamonds bordered with white.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bowl basket, accession number 1-20946, described as Bowl basket; coiled. Warp is Epicampes (Sporobolus rigens), weft is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Red pattern is Yucca. Black pattern is Devil's horn (Proboscidea althaeifolia). With 3 encircling bands of black with red diamonds bordered with white.

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