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Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 2-64941, described as Plaited cedar bark with croscross design in red and natural color raffia.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 2-62025, described as Rectangular, coiled and imbricated. Geometric designs in black, red, and straw-colored material on exterior. Foundation and sewing strands of red cedar bark, imbrication in Xerophyllum tenax and wild cherry bark (partly dyed black). Poor condition. Note: appears to be unifinished.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 2-62023, described as Made of split red cedar root foundation and sewing strands. Deep, ovoid, imbricated in Xerophyllum tenax leaves and wild cherry bark, coiled. Design of pendant squares in straw-colored material with V design in brown through the blocks. One large section poorly glued in place.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 2-64937, described as Basin shaped, star design in faded colors. Coiled sumac.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 5-14092, described as Basket., Africa, Sudan. 5-14092, acc no. 3553. File code: 1.5 Collector: Burton Benedict Donor: Burton Benedict. Materials, techniques: Plant fiber, coiled. Context of use: Food cover according to original label; from Welcome Collection, probably 19th century. Description: Plaque, basketry, coiled, red, black, and natural color fibers in geometric design; outer edge broken in several places. 32 cm diameter.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 2-62024, described as Round with flaring sides; coiled, imbricated, with loops on rim (one broken off and tied to basket); encircling zigzag band on lower 2/3 of basket, pendant triangles below rim. Made of split red cedar root foundation and sewing strands; imbrication in cedar bark, Xerophyllum tenax, and black-dyed cedar bark.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket with lid, accession number 2-64935a-c, described as With unattached lid. Cedar root coiled over cedar splints, imbricated geometric design. Outer edge of lid broken, one corner of basket broken, lid rim is detached. (a) Basket, (b) lid, (c) lid rim.
Hearst Museum object titled Plaque, accession number 2-64936, described as Coiled. Black, yellow, red, brown, and cream. Butterfly Maiden Kachina design. Headdress has stepped element on either side in brown with black band; 3 pairs of terraced elements alternating yellow and brown, banded in black. Directly underneath headdress on either side of trunk are brown scalloped triangles with cream bands dividing squares which make up triangle; trunk is made of two strips of yellow/brown each banded in black. Dress is cream and black checkerboard... (continued in Comments)
Hearst Museum object titled Wicker ribbon with colored balls, accession number 5-14099, described as Wicker ribbon with colored balls., Africa, Hausa (Murdock 17-38, 17-40) Nigeria. 5-14099, acc no. 3553. File code: 2.2 Collector: Burton Benedict. Donor: Burton Benedict. Materials, techniques: Vegetable fiber, plaited, wool, cotton. Context of use: From Welcome Collection, probably 19th century. Description: Plaited vegetable fiber tie, was around group of turban rings (Cat. No. 5-14097 A-G) broken into two pieces. Multi-colored, wool pom-poms attached to one piece.

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