Carrying basket; twined. Warp is possibly Willow (Salix), weft is Alder root (Alnus rubra) and Willow. Red pattern is Redbud bark (Cercis occidentalis). Five complex bands in red.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
North Central California
Verbatim coll. place:
California
Culture or time period:
Pomo
Collector:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection date:
1880-1902
Materials:
Alder root, Redbud, and Willow (wood)
Taxon:
Alnus rubra, Cercis occidentalis, and Salix
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carrying baskets and Twined weaving
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
May 2, 1902
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Comment:
For materials, see Supplementary catalogue 1, p. 47.