Large Hupa Pedestal Basket

Twined Basket

DPR Collections

Name/Title

Large Hupa Pedestal Basket

Description

Great pedestal or chalice type basket.

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Northern California and Oregon

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Hupa

Native American

Dimensions

Height

6 in

Diameter

8 in

Dimension Notes

Diameter at base is approx 6".

Material

Hazel, Pine Root, Woodwardia Fern Stem, Maidenhair Fern, Bear Grass

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

Non-Twist Overlay

Warp ("Vertical" Elements)

Warp material

Hazel

Primary Warp Type

Simple: Plain or parallel arrangement

Weft ("Horizontal" Elements)

Weft material

Pine Root, Woodwardia Fern Stem, Maidenhair Fern, Bear Grass

Weft Slant

Z Slant (up to right)

Twined Construction Notes

The base on the basket is diagonal twined. The design is full twist overlay- interesting in that the area where the base attaches to the bowl creates the pattern on the inside of the bowl.