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Start Over Object name Burden basket Donor Thomas T. Waterman
Hearst Museum object titled Burden basket, accession number 1-16543, described as Openwork basket; twined. Warp and weft are Willow (Salix). Willow hoop. Medium size, openwork. Rounded bottom and top. Dirty and worn from use. Fragile. Mostly plain twined. Bottom done in more closely worked 3-strand twining. 3 top rows more closely worked. Warp ends twined together to form rim. Hoop tied to inside of rim with cloth strips. Carrying strap of sisal, very long. This type seems to be due to influence of the Athapaskans in Southern Humboldt county.
Hearst Museum object titled Burden basket, accession number 1-16589, described as Medium size, openwork, with round bottom.
Hearst Museum object titled Burden basket, accession number 1-16538, described as Large, openwork. Broken.
Hearst Museum object titled Burden basket, accession number 1-16544, described as Burden basket; twined. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is yellow Pine. White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Red pattern is Chain fern (Adiantum pedatum) in Alder (Alnus rubra). Rim bound with grape (Vitus californica). Small, twined. Grimy from use. Hoop broken in one spot. 2-faced red and white overlay. All-over stepped design. Below rim, a white band with a geometric motif repeated. Mostly plain twining. 3-strand twining occurs from the bottom up 7 cm; also the two top rows. Hoop stitched to the top. Inside the bottom scaffolding remains the bottom 12 cm. The packstrap is of blue denim and is tied on with buckskin thongs.
Hearst Museum object titled Burden basket, accession number 1-16542, described as Openwork basket; twined Warp is willow (Salix), weft is gray pine (Pinus sabiniana). Medium size, openwork. One side is totally collapsed; has been smashed. Partly held together by strips of cloth. Extremely fragile. Plain twined; top three rows tightly woven. Warp ends braided to form rim. A hoop is tied to rim with 2 types of cordage and lashed with buckskin thongs and what appear to be shoelaces.
Hearst Museum object titled Burden basket, accession number 1-16540, described as Openwork basket; twined. Warp and weft are Willow (Salix). Willow rim. Several breaks and holes; very fragile. Mostly plain twined. Bottom done in closely woven 3-strand twining. Warp ends twined together at top to form rim. Hoop tied inside rim with buckskin strips. Carrying strap is part stiff leather strip and partly a cord which looks like a shoelace.
Hearst Museum object titled Burden basket, accession number 1-16541, described as Openwork basket; twined. Warp is possibly Poison oak (Toxicodendron diversilobum), weft is yellow pine and Grape roots (Vitus californica). Willow (Salix) rim. Small, openwork. Dirty and worn from use. One portion of rim broken off. Plain twined. 3- strand twining on bottom. 3 closely plain twined rows at top. Warp ends braided together to form rim. A hoop is lashed inside the rim with cord. Carrying strap is a piece of fabric, attached by cord loops.

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