Sepimk" basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Redwood root (Sequoia sempervirens). White pattern is Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax), black pattern is Maidenhair fern (Adiantum pedatum). Red dye is Chain fern (Woodwardia spinulosa) in Alder (Alnus rubra). Basket made by a Karok woman married among the Yurok
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Northwestern California
Verbatim coll. place:
California
Culture or time period:
Karuk
Collector:
Alfred L. Kroeber
Collection date:
1901
Materials:
Alder root, Chain fern, Common beargrass, Hazel shoots, Maidenhair fern, and Redwood root