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Early 20th Century
10.125" H x 20" x 21" D
Hand Twined with a Full Twist Overlay for Decoration to Form Geometric Motifs
Excellent Condition
The basketry hopper was placed or affixed to the top of a stone mortar bowl, sometime sealed to the stone bowls rim with pine pitch, and was used to keep the flour from spilling out of the mortar from the heavy pounding of the pestle. The acorn meal was cooked in basketry bowl filled with water by placing and hot stones into the mush filled basket. As the stones cooled, they were removed, put back into the fire, and more hot stones were added. They were stirred to keep them from burning the bottom of the basket.”
The Pit River Hopper Basket is a traditional type of Native American basketry crafted by the Pit River Tribe. This tribe historically inhabited northeastern California, along the Pit River watershed near areas like Montgomery Creek, extending into the Modoc Plateau and Great Basin regions. These baskets are renowned for their utility, intricate designs, and the "full-twist overlay" weaving technique, which creates patterns visible on both the interior and exterior surfaces—distinguishing them from neighboring tribes like the Wintu or Shasta.
Condition:
Excellent
Tribe:
Pit River - Hat Creek - Shasta
Year Range:
1900 - 1925
Region:
Southwest
Dimensions:
10.13 in20 in21 in
Category:
Basket - Hopper
