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Hearst Museum object titled Seed beater, accession number 1-28566, described as Twined seed beater.  Openwork, plain twining, 3 rows at edge are more closely twined.  Handle twined around a stick bundle, flaring out at end and more closely twined. Per Ralph Shanks: Twined seed beater, probably used. Materials are conifer root weft; rods are a peeled shoot, perhaps willow.  Plain-twined openwork. The slant of weft twist is up to the right, with a rightward work direction.  The basket has an interior workface.  The handle is bound to the scoop through scoop start.  The rim is trimmed.