Carrying basket; twined. Warp is possibly willow (Salix), weft is gray pine (Pinus sabiniana). Red pattern is redbud (Cercis occidentalis). White pattern is redbud wood. Cone-shaped; plain twined; ten varying horizontal bands in red. Plain twining.
Donor:
John Preston Stanley, Philip Mills Jones, and Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Walker Creek, Marin County, California
Verbatim coll. place:
Walker Indians?
Culture or time period:
Coast Miwok and Northern Pomo
Maker or artist:
Wife of Captain Bill
Collector:
John Preston Stanley and Philip Mills Jones
Collection date:
1900-1901
Materials:
Conifer root, Redbud, and Willow (wood)
Taxon:
Cercis occidentalis, Pinus sabiniana, and Salix
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carrying baskets and Twined weaving
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
August 1901
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Comment:
For materials, see Supplementary catalogue 1, p. 46.
Loans:
S1973-1974 #95: Mendocino Art Center (May 15, 1974–June 25, 1974) and S2020-2021 #2: Healdsburg Museum and Historical Society (September 16, 2021–June 3, 2021)