Tray. (tso ki wa). coiled. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Red pattern is Redbud. Design: flint and arrowhead.
Donor:
Edward Sapir
Collection place:
Northeastern California
Verbatim coll. place:
California
Culture or time period:
Atsugewi
Collector:
Edward Sapir
Collection date:
1907
Materials:
Hazel shoots and Redbud
Taxon:
Cercis occidentalis and Corylus cornuta californica
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers) and Coiled weaving
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Accession date:
1907
Context of use:
To eat from.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
diameter 32 centimeters
Comment:
Photo: 15-4782. Published: A.R. 3:3, Pl. 3,h. For materials see Supplementary Cat. 1 Page 95
Loans:
S1961-1962 #65: American Indian Film Project/Samuel A. Barrett (April 17, 1962–September 28, 1962), S1962-1963 #26: California State Indian Museum (November 15, 1962–October 7, 1964), S1966-1967 #9: Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo (October 10, 1966–December 17, 1966), and S1970-1971 #25: Oakland Museum of California (September 25, 1970–April 9, 1971)