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Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-10203, described as Straight-walled, coiled. Decoration: a horizontal row of solid red diamonds and, lower down, a horizontal band of red zigzags. Design material is of redbud. One-rod coiling with interlocking stitches.

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 Clover, accession number 1-10208, described as Specimen, ethnobotanical; dried clover (Asclepias mexicana).

Hearst Museum object titled Eggs, accession number 1-10207, described as Salmon eggs.

Hearst Museum object titled Fern, accession number 1-10210, described as Specimen, ethnobotanical; "Sun" fern (Pellaea ornithopus).

Hearst Museum object titled Mushrooms, accession number 1-10205, described as Specimen, ethnobotanical; mushrooms, shredded and dried.

Hearst Museum object titled Seeds, accession number 1-10206, described as Small flat brown seeds used as food; similar to but different from 1-10197. The main component of the specimen consists of achenes of Madia sativa Molina, coast tarweed, Asteraceae. Note: According to the treatment in Hickman, J. C., 1993, The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California, University of California Press, M. sativa is closely related to and partly interfertile with M. gracilis. Other items found and placed in gelatin capsule: 20 seeds of Trifolium ciliolatum Benth., foothill clover, Fabaceae; 15 florets of Vulpia bromoides (L.) Gray, brome fescue, Poaceae; 3 achenes of Ranunculus californicus Benth., California buttercup, Ranunculaceae; 3 seeds of Trifolium microcephalum Pursh, smallhead clover, Fabaceae; 2 seeds of Trifolium obtusiflorum Hook. f., clammy clover, Fabaceae; 1 nutlet of Galium sp., bedstraw, Rubiaceae; 1 seed of Luzula comosa E. Mey., Pacific woodrush, Juncaceae; 1 nutlet of Salvia columbariae Benth., chia, Lamiaceae; 1 floret of Bromus commutatus Schrad., hairy chess, Poaceae; 1 unknown achene of Asteraceae

Hearst Museum object titled Sourberries, accession number 1-10209, described as Specimen, ethnobotanical.