Cap

Museum number:
1-1439
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21010001439
Alternate number:
23 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.17 and Acc.86
Description:
Hat; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Sugar pine root (Pinus lambertiana). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Black pattern is Maidenhair fern (Adiantum pedatum). Red dye is Chain fern (Woodwardia spinulosa) in Alder (Alnus rubra). Woman's basketry dress cap. Flat top. Plain twined, 3 strand twining at start and two single rows define design zones. Overlay is single faced, with one or two colors of overlay elements floated together on reverse.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Northwestern California
Verbatim coll. place:
California
Culture or time period:
Yurok
Collector:
Alfred L. Kroeber
Collection date:
1901
Materials:
Alder root, Chain fern, Common beargrass, Hazel shoots, Maidenhair fern, and Sugar pine root
Taxon:
Adiantum pedatum, Alnus rubra, Corylus cornuta californica, Pinus lambertiana, Woodwardia spinulosa, and Xerophyllum tenax
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Basketry (object genre), Caps (headgear), and Twined weaving
Function:
2.4 Fine Clothes and Accoutrements not used exclusively for status or religious purposes
Accession date:
1903 and November 20, 1901
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
diameter 17 centimeters and height 8 centimeters
Comment:
Published: AAE II,4, p 128, Fig 114; v32 #1 pl 25 a. For materials see Supplementary catalogue 1, p. 86.
Loans:
S1975-1976 #93: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley) (June 3, 1976–June 3, 1976), S1977-1978 #8: Mills College/Dorothy Washburn (September 20, 1977–September 21, 1977), S1992-1993 #17: California State University, Chico (December 4, 1992–June 23, 1993), and S2008-2009 #9a: SFO Museum (February 11, 2009–January 11, 2010)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 10 titled Cap, accession number 1-1439, described as Hat; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Sugar pine root (Pinus lambertiana). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Black pattern is Maidenhair fern (Adiantum pedatum). Red dye is Chain fern (Woodwardia spinulosa) in Alder (Alnus rubra). Woman's basketry dress cap. Flat top. Plain twined, 3 strand twining at start and two single rows define design zones. Overlay is single faced, with one or two colors of overlay elements floated together on reverse.Hearst Museum object 2 of 10 titled Cap, accession number 1-1439, described as Hat; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Sugar pine root (Pinus lambertiana). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Black pattern is Maidenhair fern (Adiantum pedatum). Red dye is Chain fern (Woodwardia spinulosa) in Alder (Alnus rubra). Woman's basketry dress cap. Flat top. Plain twined, 3 strand twining at start and two single rows define design zones. Overlay is single faced, with one or two colors of overlay elements floated together on reverse.Hearst Museum object 3 of 10 titled Cap, accession number 1-1439, described as Hat; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Sugar pine root (Pinus lambertiana). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Black pattern is Maidenhair fern (Adiantum pedatum). Red dye is Chain fern (Woodwardia spinulosa) in Alder (Alnus rubra). Woman's basketry dress cap. Flat top. Plain twined, 3 strand twining at start and two single rows define design zones. Overlay is single faced, with one or two colors of overlay elements floated together on reverse.Hearst Museum object 4 of 10 titled Cap, accession number 1-1439, described as Hat; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Sugar pine root (Pinus lambertiana). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Black pattern is Maidenhair fern (Adiantum pedatum). Red dye is Chain fern (Woodwardia spinulosa) in Alder (Alnus rubra). Woman's basketry dress cap. Flat top. Plain twined, 3 strand twining at start and two single rows define design zones. Overlay is single faced, with one or two colors of overlay elements floated together on reverse.Hearst Museum object 5 of 10 titled Cap, accession number 1-1439, described as Hat; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Sugar pine root (Pinus lambertiana). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Black pattern is Maidenhair fern (Adiantum pedatum). Red dye is Chain fern (Woodwardia spinulosa) in Alder (Alnus rubra). Woman's basketry dress cap. Flat top. Plain twined, 3 strand twining at start and two single rows define design zones. Overlay is single faced, with one or two colors of overlay elements floated together on reverse.Hearst Museum object 6 of 10 titled Cap, accession number 1-1439, described as Hat; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Sugar pine root (Pinus lambertiana). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Black pattern is Maidenhair fern (Adiantum pedatum). Red dye is Chain fern (Woodwardia spinulosa) in Alder (Alnus rubra). Woman's basketry dress cap. Flat top. Plain twined, 3 strand twining at start and two single rows define design zones. Overlay is single faced, with one or two colors of overlay elements floated together on reverse.Hearst Museum object 7 of 10 titled Cap, accession number 1-1439, described as Hat; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Sugar pine root (Pinus lambertiana). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Black pattern is Maidenhair fern (Adiantum pedatum). Red dye is Chain fern (Woodwardia spinulosa) in Alder (Alnus rubra). Woman's basketry dress cap. Flat top. Plain twined, 3 strand twining at start and two single rows define design zones. Overlay is single faced, with one or two colors of overlay elements floated together on reverse.Hearst Museum object 8 of 10 titled Cap, accession number 1-1439, described as Hat; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Sugar pine root (Pinus lambertiana). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Black pattern is Maidenhair fern (Adiantum pedatum). Red dye is Chain fern (Woodwardia spinulosa) in Alder (Alnus rubra). Woman's basketry dress cap. Flat top. Plain twined, 3 strand twining at start and two single rows define design zones. Overlay is single faced, with one or two colors of overlay elements floated together on reverse.Hearst Museum object 9 of 10 titled Cap, accession number 1-1439, described as Hat; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Sugar pine root (Pinus lambertiana). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Black pattern is Maidenhair fern (Adiantum pedatum). Red dye is Chain fern (Woodwardia spinulosa) in Alder (Alnus rubra). Woman's basketry dress cap. Flat top. Plain twined, 3 strand twining at start and two single rows define design zones. Overlay is single faced, with one or two colors of overlay elements floated together on reverse.Hearst Museum object 10 of 10 titled Cap, accession number 1-1439, described as Hat; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Sugar pine root (Pinus lambertiana). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Black pattern is Maidenhair fern (Adiantum pedatum). Red dye is Chain fern (Woodwardia spinulosa) in Alder (Alnus rubra). Woman's basketry dress cap. Flat top. Plain twined, 3 strand twining at start and two single rows define design zones. Overlay is single faced, with one or two colors of overlay elements floated together on reverse.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Cap, accession number 1-1439, described as Hat; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Sugar pine root (Pinus lambertiana). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Black pattern is Maidenhair fern (Adiantum pedatum). Red dye is Chain fern (Woodwardia spinulosa) in Alder (Alnus rubra). Woman's basketry dress cap. Flat top. Plain twined, 3 strand twining at start and two single rows define design zones. Overlay is single faced, with one or two colors of overlay elements floated together on reverse.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Cap, accession number 1-1439, described as Hat; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Sugar pine root (Pinus lambertiana). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Black pattern is Maidenhair fern (Adiantum pedatum). Red dye is Chain fern (Woodwardia spinulosa) in Alder (Alnus rubra). Woman's basketry dress cap. Flat top. Plain twined, 3 strand twining at start and two single rows define design zones. Overlay is single faced, with one or two colors of overlay elements floated together on reverse.

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