Oval twined, with handles. Warp is willow shoots, wefts same, with overlays of Xerophyllum tenax (light) and Woodwardia fern stems (2 darker colors). Main body design has "pyramids," some inverted.
Donor:
Charles Brockhoff and Lucia Brockhoff
Collection place:
Northwestern California
Verbatim coll. place:
California
Culture or time period:
Karuk
Collector:
Mrs. Brizzer
Collection date:
1910
Taxon:
Xerophyllum tenax
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers) and Twined weaving
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions