Twined, bowl shape. Per Ralph Shanks: Bowl, not used. Bottom has three strand twining and plain twining on sides. Where the base meets the sides there are two rows of lattice twining. Weft is conifer root and overlay is beargrass, red dyed Woodwardia, and a small amount of maidenhair fern. Checkered pattern design. Probably Wintu or neighbors.
Donor:
Henry B. Hickey Jr. and Mrs. H. B. Hickey Jr.
Collection place:
North Central California
Verbatim coll. place:
California
Culture or time period:
Wintu
Collector:
H. B. Hickey Sr. and Mrs. H. B. Hickey Sr.
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bowl baskets and Twined weaving
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
height 6 inches and diameter 7 inches
Loans:
S1969-1970 #131: Dominican College of San Rafael/Sister M. Joanne (June 1, 1970–July 30, 1970)