Basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Spruce (Pinaceae) and Hazel. White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Grimy from smoke, worn. Large breaks in bottom. Widest at bottom. Mostly plain twined; large, loose weave on bottom, sides tightly woven. White overlay, vertically zigzagging bands of the "foot" motif. Native rope looped through an openwork row below rim. Cordage binds on hoops inside rim. Warp ends braided together. Scaffoldings inside.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Crescent City, Del Norte County, California
Verbatim coll. place:
California; Del Norte; Crescent City
Culture or time period:
Tolowa
Collector:
Pliny Earle Goddard
Collection date:
1902
Materials:
Common beargrass, Hazel root, and Spruce root
Taxon:
Corylus cornuta californica, Pinaceae, and Xerophyllum tenax
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers) and Twined weaving
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
1903 and February 25, 1903
Context of use:
Storage basket.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
height 54 centimeters
Comment:
Photo: "15-8616" Remarks: "For materials see Supplementary catalogue 1, p. 56