Object name: Carrying basket / Collection place: Tuolumne County, California / Donor: Phoebe Apperson Hearst - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Carrying basket, accession number 1-10204, described as Carrying basket; twined. Warp, weft, and rim are Willow (Salix). Burden basket, diagonal twined, with interstices filled with soaproot juice to make basket seed-tight. Bottom has leather reinforcement, and there is a reinforcing willow hoop at rim. No decoration. Made of shoots, willow.

Hearst Museum object titled Carrying basket, accession number 1-10163, described as Carrying basket; twined. Warp and weft are Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Red pattern is Redbud. Coated inside and out with soaproot juice (Chlorogalum pomeridianum) to make it seed-tight. Decoration: horizontal red band near rim. Point has leather reinforcement sewn on. Diagonal twining.