Bowl basket; coiled. Warp is epicampes (Sporobolus rigens), weft is sumac (Rhus). Brown and black patterns are Juncus dyed in Suaeda. Yellow dye is Parosela.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Southwestern California
Verbatim coll. place:
California
Culture or time period:
Southwest California tribes
Collector:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection date:
1880-1902
Materials:
Rush (material) and Sumac (wood)
Taxon:
Juncus, Rhus, Sporobolus rigens, and Suaeda
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bowl baskets and Coiled weaving
Accession date:
May 2, 1902
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
diameter 9 inches
Comment:
Published: Anthr. Paper AMNH, vol 20, p 181. Remarks: "For materials see Supplementary catalogue 1, p. 18
Loans:
S1938-1939 #1: Golden Gate International Exposition (February 14, 1939–October 11, 1940)