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Hearst Museum object titled Basketry cap, accession number 1-235238, described as Twined basketry. Multiple encircling design bands in red and black materials include triangles and fret - like design. Tag: "Kl. R. Tr. att.". There is a swastika in ink on the inside. Per Ralph Shanks: Woman’s twined basket hat. Crossed warp starting knot. The warp material is probably hazel. 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 1.5 inch of plain twining. After that, there is one weft row of lattice twining. Plain twining continues to 1/2 inch below the rim where there is another weft row of lattice twining. After that plain twining continues to the end of the rim, which is trimmed. The background overlay is red-dyed woodwardia. Starting at the starting knot there is an inch of conifer root with no overlay. After that is a horizontal band of maidenhair fern, followed by horizontal band beargrass triangles. After that is a horizontal band of beargrass with woodwardia rectangles inside it. The main design band is comprised of horizontal frets and triangles. That is followed by a band of beargrass with woodwardia rectangles inside it. At the rim there are five groups of three beargrass triangles and one group 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 only is on the exterior. The basket is from Northwestern California, possibly Karuk based on the extensive use of red-dyed woodwardia.
Hearst Museum object titled Basketry cap, accession number 1-235239, described as Twined basketry. Main design band is zigzag in brown and black. There is a swastika in ink on the interior. Tag "Kl. R. Tr. att.". Per Ralph Shanks: Woman’s twined cap. Crossed warp starting knot with a beargrass overlay. The warp material is probably hazel. The background wefts are conifer root. The weft overlay is beargrass, red dyed woodwardia, and maidenhair fern. Starting at the starting knot is .5 inch of three strand twining, followed by 1.5 inches of plain twining. After that, there is one weft row of lattice twining. Plain twining continues to .75 inch below the rim where there is another weft row of lattice twining. After that plain twining continues to the end of the rim, which is trimmed. The design background overlay is beargrass on the lower .75 of the cap; the upper .25 background is woodwardia. The design at the start is a horizontal band of beargrass outlined by maidenhair fern. Below the lattice twining is a row of alternating beargrass and maidenhair fern. The main design is a horizontal zigzag band on a beargrass background. The design at the rim is five elements of two sets of right 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 1-235258, described as Basketry cap. Probably for wine bottle. Twined. 2 rows of dark brown alternating with straw color. Handle on top. Tag "Kl. R. Tr. Att.". Per Ralph Shanks: Twined tourist trade basket bottle cap with handle. The warps are hazel. The weft is conifer root. The weft overlay background is beargrass, with designs in maidenhair fern. The basket has a crossed warp starting knot covered with beargrass. The basket is plain twined. The rim is trimmed. The design is two rows of alternating beargrass and maidenhair fern. The basket as an up to the right slant of weft twist, an exterior workface, and a rightward work direction. The overlay is on the exterior. The basket is from Northwestern California.
Hearst Museum object titled Basketry cap, accession number 1-235240, described as Twined basketry. Designs of rectangles and triangles with black edges. Zigzag band near bottom and top. Tag "Kl. R. att.". Per Ralph Shanks: Woman’s twined basket hat. Crossed warp starting knot. The warp material is hazel. The background wefts are conifer root. The weft overlay is beargrass, red-dyed Woodwardia, and maidenhair fern. Starting at the starting knot is ⅓ inch of three strand twining, followed by 1.5 inches of plain twining. After that, there is one weft row of three strand twining. Plain twining continues to ½ 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 background overlay is beargrass. Starting at the starting knot there is a third an inch of conifer root with no overlay. A star/flower pattern is formed by triangles at the start. A band of triangles follows a band of beargrass. The main design is formed by pairs of stacked parallelograms and triangles. This followed by another band of triangles. At the rim there are three sets of triangles and rectangles. 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 only on the exterior. The basket is from Northwestern California.
Hearst Museum object titled Basketry cap, accession number 1-235243, described as Twined basketry. Major design band is dark brown triangles with vertical straw - colored columns projecting. Alternate triangles face in opposite direction. Tag "Kl. R. Tr. att.". There is a swastika in ink on the interior of the cap as well as "IL" also in ink. Per Ralph Shanks: Twined woman's basket hat. Crossed warp starting knot, wrapped with maidenhair fern. The warp material is probably willow or hazel. The weft material is conifer root, which is also the design background. The weft overlay design is maidenhair fern, red-dyed woodwardia, and beargrass. 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 lattice twining. Plain twining continues to .5 inch below the rim where there is one weft row of lattice twining. The rim is trimmed. The main design is a horizontal band of alternating direction maidenhair fern triangles outlined by smaller beargrass triangles. 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. There are several hairs woven into the basket.
Hearst Museum object titled Basketry material, accession number 2-59539, described as Salix nigra, prepared willow used for the warps of baskets (tag attached to object). Raw materials used in basket making.
Hearst Museum object titled Basketry material, accession number 2-59540, described as Bundle. Used for basket making. Xerophyllum tenax leaves.
Hearst Museum object titled Basketry material, accession number 1-235205, described as Willow shoots.
Hearst Museum object titled Basketry material, accession number 2-59538, described as Raw material used in basket making; note says it is Martynia louisana — Ileril Horn, diameter 13 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Basketry material, accession number 1-235195, described as Devil's Claw" (Proboscidea althaeafolia).

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