Object name: Storage basket / Donor: Alfred L. Kroeber / Culture or time period: Northwestern California tribes - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Storage basket, accession number 1-11697, described as Storage basket; twined. Warp is peeled Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Close woven conical basket for gathering seeds. Bottom gone. Breaks at lower end. Split hoop sewn on with cordage is broken, part missing. Very grimey. Plain twined. White overlay element floats on back. Lower part of basket: horizontal and vertical striped bands. Major design: stacked parallelograms, 2 light zigzag bands run vertically through them. Fortified around bottom by heavy wooden splint sewed on with twine.

Hearst Museum object titled Storage basket, accession number 1-11699, described as Basket; twined. Warp and weft are Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Red dye is Chain fern (Woodwardia spinulosa) in Alder (Alnus rubra). Small openwork storage basket (Rumi tsek) with 3 narrow bands of pattern.

Hearst Museum object titled Storage basket, accession number 1-11696, described as Storage basket; twined. Warp is peeled Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana) and peeled Hazel. White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax).

Hearst Museum object titled Storage basket, accession number 1-9290, described as Storage basket; twined. Warp and weft are peeled Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Striped horizontally.

Hearst Museum object titled Storage basket, accession number 1-11750, described as Storage basket; twined. Warp is peeled Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana) and peeled Hazel. White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Used for containing fish nets. Very grimy from use. Smoke scaffolds inside. Single face overlay floated on back. White overlay design, difficult to distinguish. Vertical zigzag bands. Plain twined. Bottom is openwork.

Hearst Museum object titled Storage basket, accession number 1-9496, described as Storage basket; twined. Warp is peeled Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Sugar pine root (Pinus lambertiana). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax).

Hearst Museum object titled Storage basket, accession number 1-11867, described as Storage basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is also Hazel. White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax).

Hearst Museum object titled Storage basket, accession number 1-11792, described as Storage basket; twined. Warp is peeled Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Conical shape, plain twined. Design of diagonal and vertical stripes in lower area, bottom broken and missing. Hoop sewn to rim with cordage. Broken, very darkened overall.

Hearst Museum object titled Storage basket, accession number 1-11658, described as Storage basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Cloth handles.

Hearst Museum object titled Storage basket, accession number 1-9533, described as Storage basket; twined. Warp is peeled Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Sugar pine root (Pinus lambertiana). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Old seed gathering basket. Conical. Bottom repaired with skin. Grimy from use. Many breaks. Rounded bottom. Flexible. Plain twined. Bottom 3 strand twined overlay floated on back. Lower half of basket: bands of vertical and diagonal stripes. Upper half: parallel rows of vertically zigzagging parallelograms.