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Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-255020, described as Ovoid with incurving sides, flat bottom. Plain twined with half - twist overlay. Stepped zigzag design in red - brown and black on wheat colored field. Reinforced rim around bottom. Tag "Klamath River". Per Ralph Shanks: Twined high-sided "fancy" basket, unused. Crossed warp starting knot. The warp material is probably hazel or willow. The wefts are conifer root. The weft overlay background is beargrass, with designs in red dyed Woodwardia, and maidenhair fern. At the starting knot there is ⅓ inch of three strand twining followed by plain twining to the edge of the base, where there is a single weft row of lattice twining. Plain twining continues until ½ inch below the rim, where there are two weft rows of lattice twining with one weft row of plain twining between them. Plain twining continues until the rim. The rim is trimmed. The basket is almost entirely covered in overlay. The main design is vertical zigzags with triangles on the exterior with a horizontal maidenhair fern band at the top and bottom. The base has three horizontal rows of designs in beargrass. The workface is on the exterior. The overlay is on the exterior. The basket has an up to the right slant of weft twist, and a rightward work direction. The basket is from Northwestern California.

Hearst Museum object titled Basketry cap, accession number 1-255025, described as Basketry. Plain twined with half twist overlay. Vertical rhomboid and triangle design in red - brown and black on wheat colored field. Tag "Klamath River". Per Ralph Shanks: Twined woman's basket hat. Crossed warp starting knot. The warp material is probably willow. The weft material is conifer root. The weft overlay design is beargrass, red-dyed woodwardia, and maidenhair fern. Starting at the starting knot, there is three strand twining for .5 inch, followed by 1.5 inches of plain twining, followed by one weft row of three strand twining. Plain twining continues to the rim where there is one weft row of three strand twining 1/2 inch below the rim. The rim is trimmed. The main design is three sets of five diagonally stacked woodwardia and maidenhair rectangles with triangles on either side. The basket has a rightward work direction, with an up to the right slant of weft twist. The workface is on the exterior. The overlay is single-sided, with the design on the exterior. The basket is from Northwest California. There are two light hairs woven into the top exterior of the hat.

Hearst Museum object titled Basketry cap, accession number 1-255022, described as Basketry. Plain twined yellow with half twist overlay. Triangular design in red - brown and black on glossy yellowish white field. Small break in one area of edge. Tag "Klamath River". Per Ralph Shanks: Woman’s twined hat. Crossed warp starting knot. The warp material is probably willow. The background wefts are conifer root. The weft overlay is beargrass, red dyed woodwardia, and maidenhair fern. Starting at the starting knot is 1/2 inch of three strand twining, followed by 1.25 inches of plain twining. After that, there is one weft row of three strand twining. Plain twining continues to 1/2 inch below the rim where there is another weft row of three strand twining. After that plain twining continues to the end of the rim, which is trimmed. The design background overlay is beargrass. The design at the start is formed by an encircling row of maidenhair fern, surrounded by a circle of woodwardia triangles. A second design follows that with overlay over the three strand twining with triangles of woodwardia outlined by maidenhair fern below it. The main design is comprised of a maidenhair band with repeating elements comprised of three triangles and a diamond. The design above the rim is a repeat of the three strand twining with overlay and a band of triangles above it. At the rim are four sets of two triangles. The basket has an up to the right slant of weft twist. The workface is on the exterior, with a rightward work direction. The overlay is on the exterior, with some pattern coming through to the other side. The basket is from Northwestern California.

Hearst Museum object titled Basketry cap, accession number 1-255023, described as Basketry cap. Plain with half twist overlay. Rhomboid design in golden yellow and black on light brown field. Reinforced band around edge and crown. Edge broken in several areas and repaired with glue. Tag "Klamath River". Per Ralph Shanks: Twined woman's basket hat. Crossed warp starting knot. The warp material is probably hazel or willow. The weft material is conifer root. The weft overlay is maidenhair fern, red-dyed woodwardia, and beargrass. The design background is conifer root with no overlay. Starting at the starting knot, there is three strand twining for .75 inch, followed by 1 inch of plain twining, followed by one weft row of lattice twining. Plain twining continues to .5 inch from the rim, where there is one weft row of lattice twining. The rim is trimmed. The main design is three sets of two stacked parallelograms. The basket has a rightward work direction, with an up to the right slant of weft twist. The workface is on the exterior. The overlay is single-sided, with the design on the exterior. The basket has an unusually flat top for the Northwestern California area. The basket is from Northwestern California.

Hearst Museum object titled Basketry cap, accession number 1-255026, described as Basketry. Plain twined with half twist overlay. Geometric design in black on wheat colored field. Tag "Klamath River". Per Ralph Shanks: Twined woman's basket hat. Crossed warp starting knot. The warp material is probably hazel or willow. The weft material is conifer root. The weft overlay design has a beargrass background with maidenhair fern designs. Starting at the starting knot, there is three strand twining for 1/2 inch, followed by 1 inch of plain twining, followed by one weft row of three strand twining. Plain twining continues to the rim where there is one weft row of three strand twining 1/2 inch below the rim. The rim is trimmed. The main design is a horizontal band of triangles above, in-between, and below a triple line. The basket has a rightward work direction, with an up to the right slant of weft twist. The workface is on the exterior. The overlay is single-sided, with the design on the exterior. The basket is from Northwestern California.

Hearst Museum object titled Basketry cap, accession number 1-255024, described as Basketry. Plain twined with half twist overlay. Design of bands and triangles in red - brown and black on wheat colored field. Tag "Klamath River". Per Ralph Shanks: Twined woman's basket hat. Crossed warp starting knot. The warp material is probably willow. The weft material is conifer root. The weft overlay design is beargrass, red-dyed woodwardia, and maidenhair fern. Starting at the starting knot, there is three strand twining for 3/4 inch, followed by 2 inches of plain twining, followed by one weft row of three strand twining. Plain twining continues to the rim where there is one weft row of three strand twining 1/2 inch below the rim. The rim is trimmed. The main design is comprised of six alternating triangles with three checkered lines on either side. The basket has a rightward work direction, with an up to the right slant of weft twist. The workface is on the exterior. The overlay is single-sided, with the design on the exterior. The basket is from Northwest California.

Hearst Museum object titled Basketry cap, accession number 1-255027, described as Basketry cap. Plain twined with half-twist overlay. Triangular design in wheat color on red-brown field, bands of dark brown and wheat color. Reinforced band around edge and crown. Edge broken in several areas and glued. Materials: Willow, white grass, stained and dyed woodwardia fern.

Hearst Museum object titled Basketry cap, accession number 1-255021, described as Basketry. Plain twined with half - twist overlay, concave crown. Triangular design in black on golden yellow field, bands of light brown. Edge broken in one area. Tag "Klamath River". Per Ralph Shanks: Twined woman's basket hat. Crossed warp starting knot, indented, and covered with maidenhair fern. The warp material is probably willow. The weft material is conifer root. The weft overlay design has a beargrass background with maidenhair fern designs. Starting at the starting knot, there is three strand twining for 1/2 inch, followed by 1 inch of plain twining, followed by one weft row of three strand twining. Plain twining continues to 1/2 inch below the rim where there is one weft row of three strand twining. The rim is trimmed. The main design is six elements variably comprised of six triangles or six triangles and a rectangle. The basket has a rightward work direction, with an up to the right slant of weft twist. The workface is on the exterior. The overlay is single-sided, with the design on the exterior. The basket is from Northwestern California.

Hearst Museum object titled Bottle and lid, accession number 1-255052a,b, described as Basketry covered. (a) Bottle; (b) Lid. Round, clear glass, covered with plain twined basketry, with half-twist overlay. Circular bands of geometric designs in dark and light brown on wheat colored field. Lower edge of lid is broken, upper edge broken and repaired with glue. Materials: Conifer root, white grass, stained and dyed woodwardia fern.

Hearst Museum object titled Bottle and lid, accession number 1-255030a,b, described as Basketry covered bottle. Round, clear glass covered with plain twined basketry with half - twist overlay. Diagonal design combining rhomboids and triangles in black on wheat colored field. Lid is made with stopper on inside. (a) Bottle. (b) Lid.