Karuk Bowl

Twined Basket

DPR Collections

Karuk Bowl

Name/Title

Karuk Bowl

Description

Beautiful Northwestern California basket with triangles in red and black. The base is well decorated with alternating brown pine root stitches and white bear grass overlay.

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Northern California and Oregon

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Karuk

Native American

Dimensions

Height

5-1/4 in

Diameter

6-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Diameter an estimate as bowl is lopsided.

Material

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

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, Maidenhair Fern

Weft Slant

Z Slant (up to right)

Twined Construction Notes

This basket has three strand twining for the first several rows after the start and another two rows of three strand twining approximately 1 5/8" from the start. Half twist overlay.