Seed beater

Museum number:
1-10465
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21010010465
Alternate number:
476 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.216, Acc.217, Acc.218, Acc.220, Acc.222, Acc.226, Acc.227, Acc.229, Acc.230, Acc.231, Acc.234, Acc.235, Acc.236, Acc.237, Acc.238, Acc.241, Acc.242, Acc.243, Acc.244, Acc.245, Acc.246, Acc.249, Acc.250, Acc.251, and Acc.254
Description:
Seed beater; twined. Warp is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis), weft is Conifer root (Pinophyta). Rim bound with Redbud. Handle made smooth by a coating of soaproot (Chlorogalum pomeridianum) juice.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst and Samuel A. Barrett
Collection place:
Fresno Flats, Madera County, California
Verbatim coll. place:
California; Madera; Fresno Flat
Culture or time period:
Yokuts
Collector:
Samuel A. Barrett
Collection date:
1906
Materials:
Conifer root, Redbud, and Soaproot
Taxon:
Cercis occidentalis, Chlorogalum pomeridianum, and Pinophyta
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Basketry (object genre), Seed beaters, and Twined weaving
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
1906
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
length 58.5 centimeters
Comment:
Photo: 15-4962. Remarks: For materials see Supplementary Catalogue 1, p. 76.
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Seed beater, accession number 1-10465, described as Seed beater; twined. Warp is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis), weft is Conifer root (Pinophyta). Rim bound with Redbud. Handle made smooth by a coating of soaproot (Chlorogalum pomeridianum) juice.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Seed beater, accession number 1-10465, described as Seed beater; twined. Warp is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis), weft is Conifer root (Pinophyta). Rim bound with Redbud. Handle made smooth by a coating of soaproot (Chlorogalum pomeridianum) juice.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Seed beater, accession number 1-10465, described as Seed beater; twined. Warp is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis), weft is Conifer root (Pinophyta). Rim bound with Redbud. Handle made smooth by a coating of soaproot (Chlorogalum pomeridianum) juice.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Seed beater, accession number 1-10465, described as Seed beater; twined. Warp is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis), weft is Conifer root (Pinophyta). Rim bound with Redbud. Handle made smooth by a coating of soaproot (Chlorogalum pomeridianum) juice.

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