Cap

Museum number:
1-1804
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
388 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.67, Acc.69, and Acc.86
Description:
Cap basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica) weft is Sugar pine root (Pinus lambertiana). White pattern is Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax). Red dye is Chain fern (Woodwardia spinulosa) in Alder (Alnus rubra). Green is mud dyed Bear grass (?). height: 7.3 cm, diameter: 18.9 cm.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Mouth of Salmon River, Del Norte County, California
Verbatim coll. place:
California; Siskiyou; Mouth of Salmon River
Culture or time period:
Karuk
Collector:
Alfred L. Kroeber
Collection date:
1902
Materials:
Chain fern, Common beargrass, Hazel shoots, Mud, and Sugar pine root
Taxon:
Corylus cornuta californica, Pinus lambertiana, Woodwardia spinulosa, and Xerophyllum tenax
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Basketry (object genre), Caps (headgear), and Twined weaving
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
1903, January 15, 1903, and July 15, 1902
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
diameter 18.9 centimeters and height 7.3 centimeters
Comment:
Published: "AAE, II, 4, p 128, Fig 122; AAE, II, 4, pl 134, fig 178" Remarks: "For materials see Supplementary catalogue 1, p. 12
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Cap, accession number 1-1804, described as Cap basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica) weft is Sugar pine root (Pinus lambertiana). White pattern is Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax). Red dye is Chain fern (Woodwardia spinulosa) in Alder (Alnus rubra). Green is mud dyed Bear grass (?). height: 7.3 cm, diameter: 18.9 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Cap, accession number 1-1804, described as Cap basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica) weft is Sugar pine root (Pinus lambertiana). White pattern is Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax). Red dye is Chain fern (Woodwardia spinulosa) in Alder (Alnus rubra). Green is mud dyed Bear grass (?). height: 7.3 cm, diameter: 18.9 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Cap, accession number 1-1804, described as Cap basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica) weft is Sugar pine root (Pinus lambertiana). White pattern is Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax). Red dye is Chain fern (Woodwardia spinulosa) in Alder (Alnus rubra). Green is mud dyed Bear grass (?). height: 7.3 cm, diameter: 18.9 cm.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Cap, accession number 1-1804, described as Cap basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica) weft is Sugar pine root (Pinus lambertiana). White pattern is Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax). Red dye is Chain fern (Woodwardia spinulosa) in Alder (Alnus rubra). Green is mud dyed Bear grass (?). height: 7.3 cm, diameter: 18.9 cm.

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