Open twined. Tag "Hupa att." Hupa is crossed out and NW is written in. Per Ralph Shanks: Twined openwork basket, in the shape of a cradle sunshade. The basket has a crossed warp starting knot. The warp and weft material is hazel or willow. The rim is wrapped with beargrass and red-dyed woodwardia. The basket is plain twined over primarily one warp, with the rows spaced approximately 1 inch apart. The rim is covered, with one intermittent weft row and at least two reinforcing rods. The basket has an up to the right slant of weft twist and a rightward work direction. The workface is on the exterior. The basket is from Northwestern California.
Donor:
Mrs. Sam Bell Wakefield and Sam Bell Wakefield
Collection place:
Northwestern California
Verbatim coll. place:
California; Northern California; Northwestern California