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Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-164430, described as Twined, sub-globular, approximates form of a traditional mush-serving basket.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-164431, described as Twined, basin-shaped, brown geometric designs on straw-color ground. Plain-twined, hazel (?) shoot warps, pine root weft, beargrass leaf overlay. 3 strand twining rows for stiffening. Tag "Klamath River Tribes att.". Per Ralph Shanks: Twined basket, meal sifting shaped, not used. The basket has a crossed warp starting knot, covered. The warp material is probably hazel. The background weft material s conifer root. The weft overlay is beargrass. The basket has three strand twining at the base for 1.5 inches, then it is plain twined up to one inch below the rim, where there are two weft rows of three strand twining, after which plain twining continues to the rim. The decoration includes three areas of design, with checkered triangles at the base, two stepped horizontal bands with triangles, and the last band with checkered triangles. The rim is trimmed. The basket has an up to the right slant of weft twist and a rightward work direction. The workface is on the interior. The design overlay is single-sided. The basket is from Northwestern California.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket and lid, accession number 1-164426a,b, described as a) Basket, twined, globular with black triangles on light ground. b) Lid with knob.

Hearst Museum object titled Basketry cap, accession number 1-164419, described as Basketry, twined, black and yellow designs. Plain twined. Willow shoot warps, willow root weft with overlay of beargrass leaf, maidenhair fern (black), and porcupine quills dyed yellow with lichens. Label "Klamath River Tribes att.". Per Ralph Shanks: Woman’s twined basket hat. Crossed warp starting knot. The warp material is probably hazel. The background wefts are conifer root. The weft overlay is beargrass, yellow dyed porcupine quill, and maidenhair fern. Starting at the starting knot is 1/2 inch of three strand twining, followed by 1 inch of plain twining. After that, there is one weft row of three strand twining. Plain twining continues to 1/2 inch below the rim where there is another weft row of three strand twining. After that plain twining continues to the end of the rim, which is trimmed. The background overlay is beargrass. Starting at the starting knot there is an inch of conifer root with no overlay. After that is a horizontal band of maidenhair fern and porcupine quill triangles. After that is a band of maiden hair fern and a band of porcupine quill. The main design band is comprised of triangles and a horizontal porcupine quill stepped pattern. At the rim there is another band of porcupine quill and maidenhair fern followed by truncated maidenhair triangles with porcupine designs on the interior. The basket has an up to the right slant of weft twist. The workface is on the exterior, with a rightward work direction. The overlay only is on the exterior. The basket is from Northwestern California.

Hearst Museum object titled Basketry cap, accession number 1-164418, described as Twined basketry, black designs.

Hearst Museum object titled Treasure basket, accession number 1-164425, described as Twined, sub-globular, small; alternating red and straw-color lines in diagonal twining technique. Tag "Klamath River Tribes Att." Per Ralph Shanks: Twined basket bowl. The basket has a crossed warp starting knot, indented. The warp material is probably willow. The background weft is conifer root. The weft overlay is beargrass and red dyed woodwardia fern. At the starting knot there is 3 strand twining for .5 inch followed by 1.5 inches of diagonal twining, followed by one weft row of three strand twining. After that diagonal twining continues until the rim where there are two weft rows of three strand twining. The design is a band of slanted stripes of alternating beargrass and red dyed woodwardia. The basket has an exterior workface with a rightward work direction. The basket has an up to the right slant of weft twist. The overlay is only on the outside. The rim has the warp sticks sticking up above the rim, and are trimmed evenly. It is an uncommon basket, as very few baskets in Northwestern California are made of mostly diagonal twining. There is a hair woven into the basket.

Hearst Museum object titled Treasure basket, accession number 1-164422, described as Twined; globular; black designs on light ground; 4 diamonds each bordered by triangles. Old tag says $2.10. Rim is out of shape. Tag "Klamath River Tribes Att.". Second tag "Klamath R. Tribes". Per Ralph Shanks: Globular twined basket bowl. The basket has a crossed warp starting knot. The warp material is possibly hazel or willow. The background weft is conifer root. The weft overlay is beargrass and maiden hair fern. At the starting knot there is 1 inch of three strand twining. After that plain twining, that has bear grass overlay, for 1 inch followed by 2 rows of three strand twining. After that there is plain twining until the rim where there is 2 weft rows of three strand twining. The design includes a band of alternating diagonal black and tan lines on the base. The primary design is four diamonds with diagonal stripes inside them and surrounded by triangles. At the rim there another row of alternating diagonal black and tan lines. The basket has an exterior workface with a rightward work direction. The basket has an up to the right slant of weft twist. The overlay is only on the outside. The rim is trimmed, and is unraveling. The basket is from Northwest California, possibly Yurok or Wiyot based on the design.

Hearst Museum object titled Treasure basket, accession number 1-164427, described as Twined, with coiled rim; globular; black and straw-color design on red ground. Rim is out of shape. Tag "Klamath River Tribes Att.". Per Ralph Shanks: Twined, slightly globular basket. Crossed warp starting knot, slightly indented. The warp material is probably willow. The weft material is conifer root. The weft overlay design is in beargrass, maidenhair fern, and red-dyed woodwardia. Starting at the starting knot, there is 3/4 inch of three strand twining, followed by 1.25 inches of plain twining, followed by 2 weft rows of three strand twining. Plain twining continues to the rim where there is 1 weft row of three strand twining, followed by 1/4 inch of crossed warp openwork, followed by a reinforced wrapped rim. The rim is wrapped with beargrass. The main design is comprised of six alternating triangles with smaller triangles on each side. The workface is on the exterior. The overlay is single-sided, with the design on the exterior. The basket has an up to the right slant of weft twist and a rightward work direction. The basket is from Northwest California.

Hearst Museum object titled Treasure basket, accession number 1-164417, described as Twined, but with coiled rim. Black designs. Cost $3.50.

Hearst Museum object titled Treasure basket, accession number 1-164428, described as Twined, with coiled rim; globular; diagonal designs of stacked red lozenges with thin black lines. Tag "Klamath River Tribes Att." Per Ralph Shanks: Twined globular trinket basket. Crossed warp starting knot. The warp material is probably willow. The weft material is conifer root. The weft overlay design is beargrass, red dyed woodwardia and maiden hair fern. Starting at the starting knot, there is .5 inch of three strand twining, followed by 1 inch of diagonal twining, followed by two weft rows of three strand twining. Plain twining continues to the rim where there is a 1/4 inch of crossed warp open work. The rim is comprised of a few weft rows of plain twining with one reinforcing rod wrapped with beargrass. The main design is four sets of six diagonally stacked parallelograms with three stripes running through them. The basket has a rightward work direction, with up to the right slant of weft twist. The workface is on the exterior. The overlay is single-sided, on the exterior. The basket is from Northwest California.