Carrying net

Museum number:
2-69181a-e
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210269181a@2de
Accession number:
Acc.4273
Description:
Knotless carrying net (a) with support poles (b-e); (a): large willow hoop at top, broken in several places, netting sheaths hoop, single wire tied over hoop with 2-twine cordage; yucca leaf plaited head band secured to rope of thick 4-twine cordage; rope attached to net in 2 places with leather strips; 2-twine commercial cotton string tied to strap; net open at both ends with 4-way pattern where support poles (b-e) of saguaro ribs are placed; poles b & c are longer than poles d & e.
Donor:
Marian Steinbach
Collection place:
Arizona
Verbatim coll. place:
Arizona
Culture or time period:
Akimel O'odham ("Pima") and Tohono O'odham
Collector:
Marian Steinbach
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carrying nets and Plaited weaving
Context of use:
Used as a carrying device with a yucca mat placed between carrier and net. Also four support poles are placed so that longest poles are along carrier's back. Headband is laid across forehead with straps going over shoulders.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
(b)— length 1.745 centimeters, (a)— diameter 72.5 centimeters, (d)— length 69.4 centimeters, (c)— length 1.735 centimeters, and (e)— length 66.5 centimeters
Comment:
References: "See collector's drawings in accession envelope.
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Carrying net, accession number 2-69181a-e, described as Knotless carrying net (a) with support poles (b-e); (a): large willow hoop at top, broken in several places, netting sheaths hoop, single wire tied over hoop with 2-twine cordage; yucca leaf plaited head band secured to rope of thick 4-twine cordage; rope attached to net in 2 places with leather strips; 2-twine commercial cotton string tied to strap; net open at both ends with 4-way pattern where support poles (b-e) of saguaro ribs are placed; poles b & c are longer than poles d & e.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Carrying net, accession number 2-69181a-e, described as Knotless carrying net (a) with support poles (b-e); (a): large willow hoop at top, broken in several places, netting sheaths hoop, single wire tied over hoop with 2-twine cordage; yucca leaf plaited head band secured to rope of thick 4-twine cordage; rope attached to net in 2 places with leather strips; 2-twine commercial cotton string tied to strap; net open at both ends with 4-way pattern where support poles (b-e) of saguaro ribs are placed; poles b & c are longer than poles d & e.

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