Small Maidu Cup

Coiled Basket

DPR Collections

Small Maidu Cup

Name/Title

Small Maidu Cup

Description

Nice little old basket in good shape- several missing rim stitches but otherwise very good. Top row of zig zags is redbud, the bottom row is mostly bracken fern with some redbud zig zags.

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Central California

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Maidu

Native American

Dimensions

Height

2-1/4 in

Diameter

4-1/2 in

Material

Willow, Redbud, Bracken Fern, Redbud, Peeled

Coiled Basket Details

Coiled Start Type

Round

Coiled Start Material

Willow, Redbud, Peeled

Coiled Finish Type

Self Coiled

Foundation

Coiled Foundation Type

3 Rod

Coiled Foundation Material

Willow

Coil Direction

Left

Stitch Details

Stitch Spacing

Predominantly Closed Spacing

Background Stitch Material

Redbud, Peeled

Design Stitch Material

Redbud, Bracken Fern

Stitch Details

Unsplit or Whole, Interlocking, Regularly Bifurcated

Stitch End

Clipped