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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.

Hearst Museum object titled Cooking basket, accession number 1-10923, described as Cooking basket; twined. Warp and weft are Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Red pattern is Redbud. Very old diagonal twined, with alternate (zigzag design) of white and red. The pattern in this basket is very unusual on account of the fact that the zigzags are but a single stitch in width and give the effect of a herring bone pattern.