Twined, with coiled rim; globular; band of red and black diamonds on light ground. Tag "Klamath River Tribes att.". Per Ralph Shanks: Twined basket bowl. Crossed warp starting knot, indented. The warp material is probably willow. The weft material is conifer root. The weft overlay design is beargrass, maidenhair fern, and red-dyed Woodwardia. Starting at the starting knot, there is ⅓ inch of three strand twining, followed by 1 inch of diagonal twining, followed by one weft row of three strand twining. Plain twining continues to the rim where there is a 1/4 inch of parallel warps open work. The rim is comprised of a reinforcing rod wrapped with beargrass, a dyed black material, and a tan material. The main design is Woodwardia and maidenhair diamonds on a beargrass background. The basket has a rightward work direction, with up to the right slant of weft twist. The workface is on the exterior. The overlay is single-sided, on the exterior. The basket is from Northwest California.
Donor:
Stuart C. Way
Collection place:
Northwestern California
Verbatim coll. place:
California
Culture or time period:
Northwestern California tribes
Collector:
Stuart C. Way
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Coiled weaving, Treasure baskets, and Twined weaving