Mortar basket

Museum number:
1-11896
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
1023 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.291 and Acc.294
Description:
Mortar basket; coiled. Warp is Dogwood (Cornus florida), weft is Conifer root (Pinophyta). Willow hoop (Salix) bound with grape (Vitus californica). Red pattern is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis).
Donor:
Samuel A. Barrett
Collection place:
Round Valley, Mendocino County, California
Verbatim coll. place:
California; Mendocino; Round Valley
Culture or time period:
Yuki
Collector:
Fannie Walker and Samuel A. Barrett
Collection date:
July 1907
Materials:
Conifer root, Dogwood (wood), Grape root, Redbud bark, and Willow (wood)
Taxon:
Cercis occidentalis, Cornus florida, Pinophyta, Salix, and Vitis californica
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Coiled weaving, Mortar baskets (baskets by function), and Mortar baskets (food processing)
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
1907
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
diameter 44 centimeters and height 17.9 centimeters
Comment:
Samuel A. Barrett "field notes: p. 12 Yuki mortar (always made by Man never by woman) k!ol". Photo: 15-4886. Published: AAE XXi v 9 Pl 125 g. Remarks: For materials see Supplementary Cat. 1 Page 88. Per Ruth Merrill: Basket; coiled. Warp is Dogwood (Cornus florida), weft is Conifer root. Willow hoop bound with grape. Red pattern is Redbud.
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Mortar basket, accession number 1-11896, described as Mortar basket; coiled. Warp is Dogwood (Cornus florida), weft is Conifer root (Pinophyta). Willow hoop (Salix) bound with grape (Vitus californica). Red pattern is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis).Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Mortar basket, accession number 1-11896, described as Mortar basket; coiled. Warp is Dogwood (Cornus florida), weft is Conifer root (Pinophyta). Willow hoop (Salix) bound with grape (Vitus californica). Red pattern is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis).Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Mortar basket, accession number 1-11896, described as Mortar basket; coiled. Warp is Dogwood (Cornus florida), weft is Conifer root (Pinophyta). Willow hoop (Salix) bound with grape (Vitus californica). Red pattern is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis).
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mortar basket, accession number 1-11896, described as Mortar basket; coiled. Warp is Dogwood (Cornus florida), weft is Conifer root (Pinophyta). Willow hoop (Salix) bound with grape (Vitus californica). Red pattern is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis).Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mortar basket, accession number 1-11896, described as Mortar basket; coiled. Warp is Dogwood (Cornus florida), weft is Conifer root (Pinophyta). Willow hoop (Salix) bound with grape (Vitus californica). Red pattern is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis).Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mortar basket, accession number 1-11896, described as Mortar basket; coiled. Warp is Dogwood (Cornus florida), weft is Conifer root (Pinophyta). Willow hoop (Salix) bound with grape (Vitus californica). Red pattern is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis).

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