Carrying basket

Museum number:
1-10069
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21010010069
Alternate number:
178 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.216, Acc.217, Acc.218, Acc.220, Acc.222, Acc.226, Acc.227, Acc.229, Acc.230, Acc.231, Acc.234, Acc.235, Acc.236, Acc.237, Acc.238, Acc.241, Acc.242, Acc.243, Acc.244, Acc.245, Acc.246, Acc.249, Acc.250, Acc.251, and Acc.254
Description:
Carrying basket; twined. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is Maple bark (Acer macrophyllum). Red pattern is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis).
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst and Samuel A. Barrett
Collection place:
Angels Camp, Calaveras County, California
Verbatim coll. place:
California; Calaveras; Angels Camp
Culture or time period:
Eastern Miwok
Maker or artist:
Manuella
Collector:
Samuel A. Barrett
Collection date:
1906
Materials:
Maple (wood), Redbud, and Willow (wood)
Taxon:
Acer macrophyllum, Cercis occidentalis, and Salix
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carrying baskets and Twined weaving
Function:
1.2 Gathering
Accession date:
1906
Context of use:
Used to transport harvested materials, etc.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
height 58 centimeters and diameter 42.5 centimeters
Comment:
Described by Barrett in 1906 as being "rough and old". Native name and meaning: tcikele. For materials, see Supplementary Cat. 1, p. 40. Photo: 15-8271. Published: Milw. Publ. Mus. Bull. v. 2, pl. 54.
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Carrying basket, accession number 1-10069, described as Carrying basket; twined. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is Maple bark (Acer macrophyllum). Red pattern is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis).Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Carrying basket, accession number 1-10069, described as Carrying basket; twined. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is Maple bark (Acer macrophyllum). Red pattern is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis).
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Carrying basket, accession number 1-10069, described as Carrying basket; twined. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is Maple bark (Acer macrophyllum). Red pattern is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis).Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Carrying basket, accession number 1-10069, described as Carrying basket; twined. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is Maple bark (Acer macrophyllum). Red pattern is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis).Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Carrying basket, accession number 1-10069, described as Carrying basket; twined. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is Maple bark (Acer macrophyllum). Red pattern is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis).

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