Seed basket

Museum number:
1-3953
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Alternate number:
951 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.114
Description:
Red seed basket; twined. Warp is redbud (Cercis occidentalis), weft is willow (Salix sp.), pattern is redbud.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Picayune rancheria, Madera County, California
Verbatim coll. place:
from the Chukchansi at Picyuna (Katanin) 5 m from coarse Gold, Madera county.
Culture or time period:
Chukchansi
Collector:
Alfred L. Kroeber
Collection date:
January 8-17, 1904
Materials:
Redbud and Willow (wood)
Taxon:
Cercis occidentalis and Salix
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers) and Twined weaving
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
1904
Context of use:
Child's carrying basket.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
length 33 centimeters
Comment:
Remarks: For materials see Supplementary catalogue 1, p. 6.
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Seed basket, accession number 1-3953, described as Red seed basket; twined. Warp is redbud (Cercis occidentalis), weft is willow (Salix sp.), pattern is redbud.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Seed basket, accession number 1-3953, described as Red seed basket; twined. Warp is redbud (Cercis occidentalis), weft is willow (Salix sp.), pattern is redbud.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Seed basket, accession number 1-3953, described as Red seed basket; twined. Warp is redbud (Cercis occidentalis), weft is willow (Salix sp.), pattern is redbud.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Seed basket, accession number 1-3953, described as Red seed basket; twined. Warp is redbud (Cercis occidentalis), weft is willow (Salix sp.), pattern is redbud.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Seed basket, accession number 1-3953, described as Red seed basket; twined. Warp is redbud (Cercis occidentalis), weft is willow (Salix sp.), pattern is redbud.

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