Seed beater; twined. Warp and weft are Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Red pattern is Redbud. Spaced plain twined work. Short handle. Some single course bands in red.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
South Central California
Verbatim coll. place:
California
Culture or time period:
Yokuts
Collector:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Redbud
Taxon:
Cercis occidentalis
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Basketry (object genre), Seed beaters, and Twined weaving
Function:
1.2 Gathering
Accession date:
1903
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
length 49 centimeters
Comment:
Remarks: For materials see Supplementary catalogue 1, p. 77.