Cap

Museum number:
1-1577
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
161 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.17 and Acc.86
Object count:
1
Description:
Hat; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Sugar pine root (Pinus lambertiana). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Black pattern is Maidenhair fern (Adiantum pedatum). Red dye is Chain fern (Woodwardia spinulosa) in Alder (Alnus rubra). 3 strand twining at start, 12 rows for upper design zone divider, 1 row for lower. 1 faced overlay.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Northwestern California
Verbatim coll. place:
California
Culture or time period:
Yurok
Collector:
Alfred L. Kroeber
Collection date:
1901
Materials:
Alder root, Chain fern, Common beargrass, Hazel shoots, Maidenhair fern, and Sugar pine root
Taxon:
Adiantum pedatum, Alnus rubra, Corylus cornuta californica, Pinus lambertiana, Woodwardia spinulosa, and Xerophyllum tenax
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Basketry (object genre), Caps (headgear), and Twined weaving
Function:
2.4 Fine Clothes and Accoutrements not used exclusively for status or religious purposes
Accession date:
1903 and November 20, 1901
Context of use:
Woman's dress cap.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
diameter 18 centimeters
Comment:
Photo: 15-8700. Published: AAE II, 4, Pps 119, 123, Figs. 55 & 102; XXXII , 1, pl 22 b. For materials see Supplementary catalogue 1, p 86.
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Cap, accession number 1-1577, described as Hat; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Sugar pine root (Pinus lambertiana). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Black pattern is Maidenhair fern (Adiantum pedatum). Red dye is Chain fern (Woodwardia spinulosa) in Alder (Alnus rubra). 3 strand twining at start, 12 rows for upper design zone divider, 1 row for lower. 1 faced overlay.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Cap, accession number 1-1577, described as Hat; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Sugar pine root (Pinus lambertiana). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Black pattern is Maidenhair fern (Adiantum pedatum). Red dye is Chain fern (Woodwardia spinulosa) in Alder (Alnus rubra). 3 strand twining at start, 12 rows for upper design zone divider, 1 row for lower. 1 faced overlay.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Cap, accession number 1-1577, described as Hat; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Sugar pine root (Pinus lambertiana). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Black pattern is Maidenhair fern (Adiantum pedatum). Red dye is Chain fern (Woodwardia spinulosa) in Alder (Alnus rubra). 3 strand twining at start, 12 rows for upper design zone divider, 1 row for lower. 1 faced overlay.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Cap, accession number 1-1577, described as Hat; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Sugar pine root (Pinus lambertiana). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Black pattern is Maidenhair fern (Adiantum pedatum). Red dye is Chain fern (Woodwardia spinulosa) in Alder (Alnus rubra). 3 strand twining at start, 12 rows for upper design zone divider, 1 row for lower. 1 faced overlay.

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