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Hearst Museum object titled Mortar basket, accession number 1-754, described as Mortar basket; worn and grimy from use. Hoop lashed with buckskin thong to inside of rim. 2-faced overlay; black and white dotted horizontal lines near top (2). Mainly plain twining. 3 strand twining from bottom about 6 cm up; then a hoop lattice- twined to outside; then 2 rows of 3-strand twining, one row plain twining, and one more row of 3-strand twining; 2 rows of 3-strand twining about 10 cm down from the rim. Two tags: "Wailaki".

Hearst Museum object titled Mortar basket, accession number 1-11671, described as Mortar basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Conifer root (Pinophyta). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax).

Hearst Museum object titled Mortar basket, accession number 1-3038, described as Mortar basket; twined. Warp is willow (Salix), weft is gray pine (Pinus sabiniana). Red pattern is redbud (Cercis occidentalis). willow hoop bound with grape (Vitus californica). Twine and T - weave.

Hearst Museum object titled Mortar basket, accession number 1-11662, described as Mortar basket.

Hearst Museum object titled Mortar basket, accession number 1-16551, described as Mortar basket; twined. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is yellow Pine. White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Willow hoops. Unfinished mortar basket. Dirty. White 2-faced overlay, solid and dotted horizontal stripes. Lower half 3-strand twining; upper half plain twining, except second and third rows which are 3-strand. Two shoots have been lattice-twined on at 4.5 - 5.5 cm and 9.5 - 10.5 cm from start. One scaffold is inside. Woven to 17 cm height.

Hearst Museum object titled Mortar basket, accession number 1-3037, described as Mortar basket. Two double bands of red.

Hearst Museum object titled Mortar basket, accession number 1-4092, described as Mortar basket; twined. Warp and weft are Willow (Salix). Red pattern is Redbud bark (Cercis occidentalis).

Hearst Museum object titled Mortar basket, accession number 1-9527, described as Mortar basket; twined. Warp is peeled Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana) and peeled Hazel. White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Strengthening withes of Willow (Salix).

Hearst Museum object titled Mortar basket, accession number 1-2541, described as Basket mortar. Tag "Lassik", second tag "tcusda Lassik". Per Ralph Shanks: Twined basket mortar hopper, maybe used, with little or no residue. Missing starting knot, with a 3 1/2 inch opening at bottom side. Warps are a peeled shoot and the wefts are conifer root (Pinophyta) with a beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax) design overlay. The lattice twined rod is covered with a peeled shoot material. Starting at the base there is three strand twining for 2 1/4 inches, followed by one row of lattice twining, followed by 1/4 inch of three strand twining, followed by 5 1/2 inches of plain twining, followed by a 1/12th of an inch row of open work parallel warps. The rim is wrapped, around a large rod. The design is about 15 horizontal rows of beargrass with the first band being plain followed by 14 rows of widely spaced crenulations, with successive amplified contours. The basket has an exterior workface. The overlay is on the exterior and irregularly in the interior. The slant of weft twist is up to the right; the work direction is to the right.

Hearst Museum object titled Mortar basket, accession number 1-12094, described as Mortar basket; grimy from usage. Hoop lashed with buckskin to inside of edge to form rim; another hoop lattice-twined to outside approximately 4 cm from bottom edge. Mainly plain twining; 3-strand twining only occurs from bottom to lower hoop, then next row above. At 2.5-4.5 cm below top is one row of 3-strand twining, then 2 plain rows below; this repeats and ends with a 3-strand twined row. At 10-13 cm below rim is one 3-strand row alternating twice with a plain row and ending with a 3-strand row. Two tags: "Wailkaki". Per Ralph Shanks: Twined mortar hopper basket, used, with food residue. The start has been removed. The warps are a peeled shoot, possibly willow; the wefts are conifer root with no overlay. There is leather lashing at the rim and two large reinforcing rods. From the base there is three strand twining, variably over one to two warps, followed by a lattice twined reinforcing rod on the exterior, followed by one row of three strand twining, followed by 2 inches of plain twining, followed by three alternating plain and three strand twining weft rows, followed by 2 1/4 inches of plain twining, followed by three rows of three strand twining alternating with two weft rows of plain twining, followed by plain twining for 1-2 inches to the rim, which is closely trimmed. There is a reinforcing rod lashed on with buckskin on the interior of the rim. The lashing is in typical southern Humboldt Athabaskan style. There has been a small additional rod added in at one side of the rim. The basket has an exterior workface, with a rightward work direction, and an up to the right slant of weft twist. The basket undulates.