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Hearst Museum object titled Cap, accession number 1-373, described as Hat basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Sugar pine root (Pinus lambertiana). Pattern is Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax). Red dye is chain fern (Woodward) in alder (Alnus), black dye is maidenhair, brown dye is pine root in mud, mud-dyed alder, or Hazel.