Carrying net

Museum number:
1-259005
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4188
Description:
Burden net of Apocynum fiber cordage with clamshell beads in headband. Fiber is 2-ply, a few strands in headband are broken.
Donor:
Allen Maret
Collection place:
North Central California
Verbatim coll. place:
California
Culture or time period:
Pomo
Collector:
Allen Maret
Collection date:
Before 1989
Taxon:
Apocynum
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carrying nets
Function:
1.4 Transportation
Context of use:
Used to transport things on back, using headband on top portion of forehead to balance out weight of burden.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
circumference 74 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Carrying net, accession number 1-259005, described as Burden net of Apocynum fiber cordage with clamshell beads in headband. Fiber is 2-ply, a few strands in headband are broken.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Carrying net, accession number 1-259005, described as Burden net of Apocynum fiber cordage with clamshell beads in headband. Fiber is 2-ply, a few strands in headband are broken.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Carrying net, accession number 1-259005, described as Burden net of Apocynum fiber cordage with clamshell beads in headband. Fiber is 2-ply, a few strands in headband are broken.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Carrying net, accession number 1-259005, described as Burden net of Apocynum fiber cordage with clamshell beads in headband. Fiber is 2-ply, a few strands in headband are broken.

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