Sifter

Museum number:
1-10543
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
b 31 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.247
Description:
Sifter basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Alder root (Alnus rubra). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax).
Donor:
Pliny Earle Goddard
Collection place:
Maple Creek, Mad River, Humboldt County
Verbatim coll. place:
California; Humboldt; Maple Creek
Culture or time period:
Whilkut
Collector:
Pliny Earle Goddard, Van Duzen Pete, and Wife of Pete
Collection date:
1906
Materials:
Alder root, Common beargrass, and Hazel shoots
Taxon:
Alnus rubra, Corylus cornuta californica, and Xerophyllum tenax
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers) and Twined weaving
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
1906
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
diameter 22 centimeters
Comment:
Photo: "15-8626" Remarks: "For materials see Supplementary Catalogue 1, p. 66" "Called buttcigak. Such as was formerly found on the Van Duzen.
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Sifter, accession number 1-10543, described as Sifter basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Alder root (Alnus rubra). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax).Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Sifter, accession number 1-10543, described as Sifter basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Alder root (Alnus rubra). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax).
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Sifter, accession number 1-10543, described as Sifter basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Alder root (Alnus rubra). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax).Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Sifter, accession number 1-10543, described as Sifter basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Alder root (Alnus rubra). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax).Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Sifter, accession number 1-10543, described as Sifter basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Alder root (Alnus rubra). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax).Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Sifter, accession number 1-10543, described as Sifter basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Alder root (Alnus rubra). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax).

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