Tobacco basket; twined. Warp is Grape root (Vitus californica), weft is Redwood roots (Sequoia sempervirens). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Rim sewn shut, except at one end. Fiber carrying handle at same end as opening. Width flattened from sewing.
Donor:
Alfred L. Kroeber
Collection place:
Ayotl, Humboldt County, California
Verbatim coll. place:
California; Humboldt; Ayotl
Culture or time period:
Yurok
Collector:
Alfred L. Kroeber
Collection date:
May 1907
Materials:
Common beargrass, Grape root, and Redwood root
Taxon:
Sequoia sempervirens, Vitis californica, and Xerophyllum tenax
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Tobacco baskets
Function:
5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Accession date:
1907
Context of use:
Tobacco basket
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
height 12 centimeters and width 27 centimeters
Comment:
Photo: 15-8603. For materials see Supplementary Cat. 1, Page 82.