Flat basket; twined. Warp is willow (Salix), weft is gray pine (Pinus sabiniana). Red pattern is redbud (Cercis occidentalis). String bead (red) handle and border.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
North Central California
Verbatim coll. place:
Pomo type. Undocumented.
Culture or time period:
Pomo
Collector:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection date:
1880-1902
Materials:
Conifer root, Redbud, and Willow (wood)
Taxon:
Cercis occidentalis, Pinus sabiniana, and Salix
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers) and Twined weaving
Accession date:
May 2, 1902
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Comment:
For materials see Supplementary catalogue 1, p. 48.
Loans:
S1961-1962 #79: California Historical Society (May 21, 1962–August 22, 1962)