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Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 2-36488, described as Twined.

Hearst Museum object titled Basketry cap, accession number 1-211617, described as Basketry cap. Tag "Klamath R. Tribes att.". Per Ralph Shanks: Twined woman's basket hat. Crossed warp starting knot, slightly indented. 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 3/4 inch of plain twining, followed by two weft rows of three strand twining. Plain twining continues to the rim where there are two weft rows of three strand twining 1/2 inch below the rim. The rim is trimmed. The main design is six elements comprised of two stacked trapezoids with a triangle at the top or bottom. 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 Blanket, accession number 2-36491, described as Series of parallel transverse stripes, predominantly red, alternating with brown, purple, green, orange, white, etc.; 1 loom width; extra heavy warp at center to imitate older Chimayos woven in two loom widths. Wool in tapestry weave.

Hearst Museum object titled Blanket, accession number 2-36490, described as Design of parallel stripes and stepped lozenge and triangular figures incorporated. White, brown, and buff. Some vegetable dye yarn.

Hearst Museum object titled Saddle blanket, accession number 2-36489, described as Saddle blanket; series of indented lozenge design in buff, black, white, surrounded by broad fret design in red, black and white, four corner tassels in blue, red, and white.

Hearst Museum object titled Watercolor painting, accession number 17-383, described as Corn Dance at Cochiti

Hearst Museum object titled Watercolor painting, accession number 17-382, described as War Dance