Bowl basket; coiled. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is Sedge root (Carex). Red pattern is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Black pattern is Sedge root or Brake fern. Red, white and blue beads. Red feathers. Crossing red and black band designs.
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:
Redbud, Sedge, and Willow (wood)
Taxon:
Carex, Cercis occidentalis, and Salix
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bowl baskets and Coiled weaving
Accession date:
May 2, 1902
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Comment:
Photo: Yes. Remark: For materials, see Supplementary catalogue 1, p. 48.