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Hearst Museum object titled Burden basket, accession number 1-216888, described as Conical twined seed-gathering basket. Thunderbird designs.

Hearst Museum object titled Burden basket, accession number 1-211508, described as Conical burden basket. Alternating light and dark design bands. Base is missing, rim has broken away from body of basket in several places, warps broken in several places. Twining, wefts turn down to the right. Warps are made of willow, weft elements are of Xerophyllum tenax and pine root (probably gray pine).

Hearst Museum object titled Burden basket, accession number 1-242538, described as Conical, openwork, plain twined and twill twined. Not quite finished, lacks trimming of ends and addition of rim stick. No design. Warp ends plaited over one another to form 6 cm. wide selvage.

Hearst Museum object titled Carrying basket, accession number 1-10498, described as Carrying basket; twined. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is Sedge (Carex). Red pattern is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Rim is Willow. Bands of herring bone design.

Hearst Museum object titled Miniature basket, accession number 1-211515, described as Small model of gathering basket; openwork twined.

Hearst Museum object titled Miniature basket, accession number 1-211516, described as Small model gathering basket, openwork twined.

Hearst Museum object titled Seed-gathering basket, accession number 1-255010, described as Conical basket. Encircling rosebud bands consisting of 4 separated rows of triangles. Hoop incomplete at rim. Twining; roots of gray pine or yellow pine (brown at apex and circular margin), squawgrass body.