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Hearst Museum object titled Bottle, accession number 1-24339, described as Covered with basketry work. Tag "Klamath R. tribes att.". Per Ralph Shanks: Twined basketry covered glass liquor bottle. Crossed warp starting knot. The warp material is probably hazel or willow. The weft material is conifer root. The weft design overlay is maidenhair fern and red-dyed woodwardia with a beargrass background. Starting after the starting knot, there is .5 inch of three strand twining followed by 1 inch of plain twining followed by one weft row of three strand twining. Plain twining continues after that all of the way up to the neck where the .25 inch is three strand twining. The main design has a border of two horizontal rows of triangles. Between those rows are diamonds in red dyed woodwardia. The rim is trimmed. The lid has a crossed warp starting knot, covered with beargrass. The basket has a rightward work direction, with an up to the right slant of weft twist. The workface is on the exterior. The basket is from Northwestern California. Mad River is mentioned as a possible area of collection, if so this basket may be Wiyot. Klamath River is also mentioned as a possible area of collection, if so then the basket would most likely be Yurok.
Hearst Museum object titled Chocolate stirrer, accession number 3-15836, described as Chocolate stick used for stirring chocolate for spinning between the hands. Length 33cm, diameter 4cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Club, accession number 11-1953, described as Small throwing club
Hearst Museum object titled Cradle, accession number 1-24346, described as Sitting type.
Hearst Museum object titled Cradle, accession number 1-24347, described as doll cradle
Hearst Museum object titled Eating set, accession number 9-348a-d, described as Eating set; knife, chop sticks and tooth pick
Hearst Museum object titled Knife and scabbard, accession number 10-700a,b, described as a) Wavy kris; plaited hair grip; carved wood pommel b) Wooden scabbard; 2 piece
Hearst Museum object titled Letter opener, accession number 3-15838, described as Wooden paper knife. Length 30.5cm width 4cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Musical instrument, accession number 3-15837a,b, described as A)Gourd rasp for musical instrument called guichero. Length 41cm. diameter 11cm. b)Twisted wire for playing rasp. Wire fork missing.
Hearst Museum object titled Shoes, accession number 10-699a,b, described as Woman’s street shoes showing Japanese influence in clog, and French influence in heel; tooled leather tops and wood soles.

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