Karuk Women's Cap

Twined Basket

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DPR Collections

Name/Title

Karuk Women's Cap

Description

Finely made Karuk women's hat with beautiful reddish triangle designs.

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Northern California and Oregon

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Karuk
Native American

Dimensions

Height

3-1/4 in

Diameter

6-5/8 in

Material

Pine Root, Bear Grass, Woodwardia Fern Stem, Hazel

Twined Basket Details

Twined Start

Intersecting layered spokes

Twined Finish

Clipped

Predominant Twining Type

Plain Twining

Warp ("Vertical" Elements)

Warp material

Hazel

Primary Warp Type

Simple: Plain or parallel arrangement

Weft ("Horizontal" Elements)

Weft material

Pine Root, Bear Grass, Woodwardia Fern Stem

Weft Slant

Z Slant (up to right)

Twined Construction Notes

There is three strand twining for the first several rows after the start, another single row about 1 3/4" from the start and another row about 9/16" from the rim. Half twist overlay.