Vase shaped twined basket with a ring of red wool tufts around the shoulder. Note inside indicates catalogue number is lost. [Feather] 11/20/2008; Per Ralph Shanks: Bottleneck or treasure basket. Note inside "No number on this basket. It seems that it should be 1-20935. But it does not fit description on the catalog card." Collector's number "151" on inside on outside "BWL (?)…" "Acc.1.300" on bottom. Coiled grass bundle foundation with rightward warp direction. Background is willow, red is Joshua tree root. Black is unknown probably devils claw pod. . There may be some bulrush root in the black designs. 4 horizontal bands of zigzag designs outlined in red. Red tuff of wool and quail topknots at shoulder. Rim ticks along entire length of neck. 6 sets of four veridical rim ticks. Scattered small black elements and slashes between one set of zigzags. Pinhole starting knot. Probably Tübatulabal or less likely Kawaiisu.
Collection place:
South Central California
Culture or time period:
Tübatulabal
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Coiled weaving, Treasure baskets, and Twined weaving
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
height 15 centimeters and diameter 10.5 centimeters