Basketry cap

Museum number:
1-164171
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21010164171
Alternate number:
349 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2342
Description:
Twined basketry; geometric designs including triangles, parallelograms. Plain twining with overlay; pine root weft, overlay of alder-dyed Woodwardia fern, Maiden hair fern, Xerophyllum Tenax. Tag "Klamath R. Tribes Att." D is written in pen on the inside. Per Ralph Shanks: Woman’s twined hat. Crossed warp starting knot. The warp material is probably hazel. The background wefts are conifer root. The weft overlay is beargrass, red dyed woodwardia, and maidenhair fern. Starting at the starting knot is 1/2 inch of three strand twining, followed by 1.5 inches of plain twining. After that, there is one weft row of three strand twining. Plain twining continues to the 3/4 inch below the rim where there is another weft row of three strand twining. After that plain twining continues to the end of the rim, which is trimmed. The background overlay is beargrass. Starting at the starting knot there is one inch of conifer root with no overlay. After that is a horizontal band of maidenhair fern, followed by a band of red dyed woodwardia triangles, followed by a band of conifer root, followed by a band of maidenhair fern. The main design band has six clusters of six triangles in maidenhair fern and red dyed woodwardia. That is followed by one band of maidenhair fern, followed by a band of red dyed woodwardia. The last design band has five clusters of two triangles and a parallelogram. The basket has an up to the right slant of weft twist. The workface is on the exterior, with a rightward work direction. The overlay is on the exterior, with some pattern coming through to the other side. The basket is from Northwestern California.
Donor:
Mrs. Marion Joubert
Collection place:
Northwestern California
Verbatim coll. place:
California
Culture or time period:
Northwestern California tribes
Collector:
Louis J. Joubert and Mrs. Marion Joubert
Collection date:
unknown
Taxon:
Xerophyllum tenax
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Basketry (object genre), Caps (headgear), and Twined weaving
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Accession date:
1968
Context of use:
Worn by women at dances, etc. "Fancy Hat
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
diameter 17 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Basketry cap, accession number 1-164171, described as Twined basketry; geometric designs including triangles, parallelograms. Plain twining with overlay; pine root weft, overlay of alder-dyed Woodwardia fern, Maiden hair fern, Xerophyllum Tenax. Tag "Klamath R. Tribes Att." D is written in pen on the inside. Per Ralph Shanks: Woman’s twined hat. Crossed warp starting knot. The warp material is probably hazel. The background wefts are conifer root. The weft overlay is beargrass, red dyed woodwardia, and maidenhair fern. Starting at the starting knot is 1/2 inch of three strand twining, followed by 1.5 inches of plain twining. After that, there is one weft row of three strand twining. Plain twining continues to the 3/4 inch below the rim where there is another weft row of three strand twining. After that plain twining continues to the end of the rim, which is trimmed. The background overlay is beargrass. Starting at the starting knot there is one inch of conifer root with no overlay. After that is a horizontal band of maidenhair fern, followed by a band of red dyed woodwardia triangles, followed by a band of conifer root, followed by a band of maidenhair fern. The main design band has six clusters of six triangles in maidenhair fern and red dyed woodwardia. That is followed by one band of maidenhair fern, followed by a band of red dyed woodwardia. The last design band has five clusters of two triangles and a parallelogram. The basket has an up to the right slant of weft twist. The workface is on the exterior, with a rightward work direction. The overlay is on the exterior, with some pattern coming through to the other side. The basket is from Northwestern California.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Basketry cap, accession number 1-164171, described as Twined basketry; geometric designs including triangles, parallelograms. Plain twining with overlay; pine root weft, overlay of alder-dyed Woodwardia fern, Maiden hair fern, Xerophyllum Tenax. Tag "Klamath R. Tribes Att." D is written in pen on the inside. Per Ralph Shanks: Woman’s twined hat. Crossed warp starting knot. The warp material is probably hazel. The background wefts are conifer root. The weft overlay is beargrass, red dyed woodwardia, and maidenhair fern. Starting at the starting knot is 1/2 inch of three strand twining, followed by 1.5 inches of plain twining. After that, there is one weft row of three strand twining. Plain twining continues to the 3/4 inch below the rim where there is another weft row of three strand twining. After that plain twining continues to the end of the rim, which is trimmed. The background overlay is beargrass. Starting at the starting knot there is one inch of conifer root with no overlay. After that is a horizontal band of maidenhair fern, followed by a band of red dyed woodwardia triangles, followed by a band of conifer root, followed by a band of maidenhair fern. The main design band has six clusters of six triangles in maidenhair fern and red dyed woodwardia. That is followed by one band of maidenhair fern, followed by a band of red dyed woodwardia. The last design band has five clusters of two triangles and a parallelogram. The basket has an up to the right slant of weft twist. The workface is on the exterior, with a rightward work direction. The overlay is on the exterior, with some pattern coming through to the other side. The basket is from Northwestern California.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Basketry cap, accession number 1-164171, described as Twined basketry; geometric designs including triangles, parallelograms. Plain twining with overlay; pine root weft, overlay of alder-dyed Woodwardia fern, Maiden hair fern, Xerophyllum Tenax. Tag "Klamath R. Tribes Att." D is written in pen on the inside. Per Ralph Shanks: Woman’s twined hat. Crossed warp starting knot. The warp material is probably hazel. The background wefts are conifer root. The weft overlay is beargrass, red dyed woodwardia, and maidenhair fern. Starting at the starting knot is 1/2 inch of three strand twining, followed by 1.5 inches of plain twining. After that, there is one weft row of three strand twining. Plain twining continues to the 3/4 inch below the rim where there is another weft row of three strand twining. After that plain twining continues to the end of the rim, which is trimmed. The background overlay is beargrass. Starting at the starting knot there is one inch of conifer root with no overlay. After that is a horizontal band of maidenhair fern, followed by a band of red dyed woodwardia triangles, followed by a band of conifer root, followed by a band of maidenhair fern. The main design band has six clusters of six triangles in maidenhair fern and red dyed woodwardia. That is followed by one band of maidenhair fern, followed by a band of red dyed woodwardia. The last design band has five clusters of two triangles and a parallelogram. The basket has an up to the right slant of weft twist. The workface is on the exterior, with a rightward work direction. The overlay is on the exterior, with some pattern coming through to the other side. The basket is from Northwestern California.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Basketry cap, accession number 1-164171, described as Twined basketry; geometric designs including triangles, parallelograms. Plain twining with overlay; pine root weft, overlay of alder-dyed Woodwardia fern, Maiden hair fern, Xerophyllum Tenax. Tag "Klamath R. Tribes Att." D is written in pen on the inside. Per Ralph Shanks: Woman’s twined hat. Crossed warp starting knot. The warp material is probably hazel. The background wefts are conifer root. The weft overlay is beargrass, red dyed woodwardia, and maidenhair fern. Starting at the starting knot is 1/2 inch of three strand twining, followed by 1.5 inches of plain twining. After that, there is one weft row of three strand twining. Plain twining continues to the 3/4 inch below the rim where there is another weft row of three strand twining. After that plain twining continues to the end of the rim, which is trimmed. The background overlay is beargrass. Starting at the starting knot there is one inch of conifer root with no overlay. After that is a horizontal band of maidenhair fern, followed by a band of red dyed woodwardia triangles, followed by a band of conifer root, followed by a band of maidenhair fern. The main design band has six clusters of six triangles in maidenhair fern and red dyed woodwardia. That is followed by one band of maidenhair fern, followed by a band of red dyed woodwardia. The last design band has five clusters of two triangles and a parallelogram. The basket has an up to the right slant of weft twist. The workface is on the exterior, with a rightward work direction. The overlay is on the exterior, with some pattern coming through to the other side. The basket is from Northwestern California.

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