Woman's cap; twined. Warp is twisted Tule (Schoenoplectus acutus), weft is twisted Cattail (Typha latifolia). Brown dye is Tule root. Rim of twisted Tule with warp strands.
Donor:
Samuel A. Barrett
Collection place:
Klamath Reservation, Klamath County, Oregon
Culture or time period:
Klamath Lake and Modoc
Collector:
Samuel A. Barrett
Collection date:
1907
Materials:
Cattail (material) and Tule (grass material)
Taxon:
Schoenoplectus acutus and Typha latifolia
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Basketry (object genre), Caps (headgear), and Twined weaving
Function:
1.0 Use not specified (Utensils, Implements, and Conveyances)
Accession date:
1907
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
length 22.5 centimeters, width 29 centimeters, and length 8.5 centimeters
Comment:
Remarks: "For materials see Supplementary Cat. 1, Page 29