Basket; coiled. Warp is possibly Willow (Salix), weft is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Black pattern is dyed Redbud bark. Triangles of rhomboid patterns in red.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
South Central California
Verbatim coll. place:
California
Culture or time period:
Yokuts
Collector:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection date:
1902
Materials:
Redbud and Willow (wood)
Taxon:
Cercis occidentalis and Salix
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers) and Coiled weaving
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
May 2, 1902
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Loans:
S1938-1939 #1: Golden Gate International Exposition (February 14, 1939–October 11, 1940)