Bowl basket

Museum number:
1-20961
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Alternate number:
168 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.511
Description:
Bowl basket; coiled. Warp is Epicampes (Sporobolus rigens), weft is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Red pattern is Redbud. Black pattern is Devil's horn (Proboscidea althaeifolia). Used as cap (?) encircling band with black diamonds bordered by white in red field.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Kern River Valley, Kern County, California
Verbatim coll. place:
California; Kern; Kern Valley
Culture or time period:
Tübatulabal
Maker or artist:
Mrs. Francisco Chico
Collector:
Edwin Lincoln McLeod and E. L. McLeod Memorial Collection
Collection date:
1885-1908
Materials:
Devil's horn, Redbud, and Yucca leaf
Taxon:
Cercis occidentalis, Proboscidea (plant), Sporobolus rigens, and Yucca
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bowl baskets and Coiled weaving
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
1916
Context of use:
Used as cap?
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
width 4.125 inches and length 7.875 inches
Comment:
Additional original numbers: 168 and 65. Photo: 15-6081. Published: Mason's Aboriginal Basketry, p 284 pl. 40. Remarks: For materials see Supplementary Catalogue 1 p 58.
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Bowl basket, accession number 1-20961, described as Bowl basket; coiled. Warp is Epicampes (Sporobolus rigens), weft is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Red pattern is Redbud. Black pattern is Devil's horn (Proboscidea althaeifolia). Used as cap (?) encircling band with black diamonds bordered by white in red field.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Bowl basket, accession number 1-20961, described as Bowl basket; coiled. Warp is Epicampes (Sporobolus rigens), weft is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Red pattern is Redbud. Black pattern is Devil's horn (Proboscidea althaeifolia). Used as cap (?) encircling band with black diamonds bordered by white in red field.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bowl basket, accession number 1-20961, described as Bowl basket; coiled. Warp is Epicampes (Sporobolus rigens), weft is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Red pattern is Redbud. Black pattern is Devil's horn (Proboscidea althaeifolia). Used as cap (?) encircling band with black diamonds bordered by white in red field.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bowl basket, accession number 1-20961, described as Bowl basket; coiled. Warp is Epicampes (Sporobolus rigens), weft is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Red pattern is Redbud. Black pattern is Devil's horn (Proboscidea althaeifolia). Used as cap (?) encircling band with black diamonds bordered by white in red field.

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