Small Pit River Bowl

Twined Basket

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DPR Collections

Name/Title

Small Pit River Bowl

Description

Very nice sturdy little bowl. It is in great shape, with only a few broken stitches on the rim.

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Northern California and Oregon

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Achumawi
Native American

Dimensions

Height

2-3/4 in

Diameter

4-1/4 in

Material

Hazel, Pine Root, Bear Grass, Maidenhair Fern

Twined Basket Details

Twined Start

Intersecting layered spokes

Twined Finish

Clipped

Open/Closed Twining

Predominantly Closed Twined

Predominant Twining Type

Plain Twining

Twining Design Techniques

Half Twist Overlay

Warp ("Vertical" Elements)

Warp material

Hazel

Primary Warp Type

Simple: Plain or parallel arrangement

Weft ("Horizontal" Elements)

Weft material

Bull Pine Root, Bear Grass, Maidenhair Fern

Weft Slant

Z Slant (up to right)

Twined Construction Notes

Full twist overlay.