Bowl basket; coiled. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is Sedge (Carex). Black pattern is Sedge root. Shell - bead rim. Red and black feathers, diamond patterns bounded by double bands in black.
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:
Feathers, Quail feather, Sedge root (used for pattern, according to supplementary catalog, page 47), Sedge (used for woof, according to supplementary catalog, page 47), and Willow (wood) (used for warp, according to supplementary catalog, page 47)
Taxon:
Salix
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bowl baskets and Coiled weaving
Accession date:
May 2, 1902
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
whole— height 5.25 inches and whole— diameter 11 inches
Comment:
Photo: Yes. Remark: For materials, see Supplementary catalogue 1, p. 47.
Loans:
S2015-2016 #2: Berkeley Art Museum (February 18, 2015–June 7, 2016)