Man's cap (chuyesh); twined. Warp is split Tule (Schoenoplectus acutus), weft is unsplit Tule. Rim of Willow (Salix) bound with nettle (Urtica) string.
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:
Nettle (fiber), Tule (grass material), and Willow (wood)
Taxon:
Salix, Schoenoplectus acutus, and Urtica
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Basketry (object genre), Caps (headgear), and Twined weaving
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
1907
Context of use:
Worn only by men.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
height 15.3 centimeters and diameter 19.3 centimeters
Comment:
Remarks: "For materials see Supplementary Cat. 1 Page 21