Western Mono Seed Beater

Twined Basket

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DPR Collections

Name/Title

Western Mono Seed Beater

Description

Small well-made small seed beater. The interior is decorated with alternating peeled and unpeeled redbud.

Made/Created

Artist

Theresa Williams

Date made

2010

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Central California

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Western Mono
Native American

Dimensions

Height

2-1/4 in

Width

5-3/8 in

Length

10-1/2 in

Material

Redbud

Twined Basket Details

Twined Finish

Compound binding, coiled finish

Open/Closed Twining

Predominantly Closed Twined

Warp ("Vertical" Elements)

Warp material

Redbud

Primary Warp Type

Simple: Plain or parallel arrangement

Weft ("Horizontal" Elements)

Weft material

Redbud

Weft Slant

Z Slant (up to right)

Twined Construction Notes

The twining is predominantly 2/2 but there are several 2/3 throughout.