Fragment of mortar basket. Per Ralph Shanks and Christa Ogier. Tag says "Yuki". Yuki mortar hopper fragment, twined. Is apparently Huchnam and therefore exceedingly rare. There is no start. Foundation material is peeled shoot (unknown species), the background weft material is split baked pine root with designs in peeled strips of redbud. The twining techniques, starting from the base there is 2-3 weft rows of lattice twining covered with trade cordage, followed by a single weft row of plain twining, followed by a single weft row of lattice twining, followed by plain twining to a redbud reinforcing rod lashed to the exterior of the basket, followed by 3 inches of plain twining followed by 6 weft rows of lattice twining followed by 2 inches of plain twining followed by 5 weft rows of lattice twining followed by 0.5 inches of plain twining followed by a reinforcing rod made of peeled shoot that is sewn on to the rim using redbud (possibly). The design is made up of 2 horizontal bands above the bottom reinforcing rod that is made up of red and white rectangles. 1.5 inches up from reinforcing rod near bottom is a horizontal zigzag band done in redbud. This design repeats itself between the 2 bands of lattice twining. The workface is on the exterior, the work direction is indeterminate but probably to the right. Slant of weft twist is down and to the right and 2 native repairs are evident done in native cordage. The basket is definitely not Yuki or Pomo.
Donor:
Samuel A. Barrett
Collection place:
Round Valley, Mendocino County, California
Verbatim coll. place:
California; Mendocino; Round Valley
Culture or time period:
Huchnom
Collector:
Samuel A. Barrett
Collection date:
July 1907
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baked, Mortar baskets (baskets by function), and Mortar baskets (food processing)
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
1907
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
width 17.5 centimeters, width 41 centimeters, and height 23 centimeters
Comment:
Remarks: For materials see Supplementary Cat. 1 Page 89. Per Ruth Merrill: Mortar basket; coiled. Warp is Dogwood, weft is Redbud wood. Willow hoops bound with grape.