Western Mono Sifting Tray

Coiled Basket

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DPR Collections

Name/Title

Western Mono Sifting Tray

Description

This is a large, round, shallow winnowing tray with five zigzag lines radiating out from approx. 3" from the center to the coil just before the finish. It has wear from being used, but still in great shape. Per Craig Bates, it is either Western Mono or Yokuts.

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Central California

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Western Mono
Native American

Dimensions

Height

1-5/8 in

Diameter

17-5/8 in

Material

Grass, Sedge, Bracken Fern

Coiled Basket Details

Coil Count

7

Coiled Start Type

Coiled Start Type

Knotted

Coiled Start Material

Sedge, Grass

Coiled Finish Type

False Braid

Foundation

Coiled Foundation Type

Bundle

Coiled Foundation Material

Grass

Coil Direction

Right

Stitch Details

Stitch Spacing

Predominantly Open Spacing

Background Stitch Material

Sedge

Design Stitch Material

Bracken Fern

Stitch Details

Unsplit or Whole, Non-Interlocking, Non-Bifurcated

Stitch End

Tucked

Coiled Contruction Notes

The stitches begin very close together at the start and end up fairly widely spaced apart.