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Hearst Museum object titled Tobacco basket, accession number 1-11569, described as Tobacco basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Black dye Maidenhair fern (Adiantum pedatum).

Hearst Museum object titled Tobacco basket, accession number 1-1674, described as Tobacco basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Conifer root (Pinophyta). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Black pattern is Maidenhair fern (Adiantum pedatum). Appears unused. Plain twined. Almost completely overlain. Mostly single faced overlay. Several floats on reverse. White Xerophyllum tenax and black maidenhair fern. Tree design.

Hearst Museum object titled Tobacco basket, accession number 1-330, described as Plain twined "tobacco" basket. Bands and broad vertical zigzag pattern in light brown. Three tags "N.W. Calif.", "Klamath R. Tribes att.", "27". Per Ralph Shanks: Twined, globular basket with constricted mouth. Crossed warp starting knot, indented. The warp material is probably hazel. The weft material is conifer root. The weft overlay design is in beargrass. Starting at the starting knot, there is 2.5 inches of plain twining, followed by 1 weft row of three strand twining, followed by 1 weft row of plain twining, followed by 1 weft row of three strand twining. Plain twining continues to the rim where there is 1 weft row of three strand twining, with the remnants of 1 more weft row of three strand twining. The rim is trimmed. There is a reinforcing rod on the inside. The main design is five vertical zigzags outlined in triangles. 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. The basket is from Northwest California.

Hearst Museum object titled Tobacco basket, accession number 1-1987, described as Tobacco basket; twined. Warp is peeled Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Natural color, with one brown band near base.

Hearst Museum object titled Tobacco basket, accession number 1-11853, described as Tobacco basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana). Draw string at rim for lid; dark brown horizontal band decoration.

Hearst Museum object titled Tobacco basket, accession number 1-1888, described as Tobacco basket; twined. Warp is peeled Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Height: 14 cm, Diameter: 13.5 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Tobacco basket, accession number 1-1477, described as Tobacco basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Conifer root (Pinophyta). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Black pattern is Maidenhair fern (Adiantum pedatum). Grimy from use. Plain twined upper, white and black overlay design. White floated on back. Bottom done in 3 strand and twilled twining.

Hearst Museum object titled Tobacco basket, accession number 1-1601, described as Tobacco basket; twined. Warp is peeled Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana). White pattern is beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). With lid; lid held on by 10 leather loops set in body of basket and tied together at top with vegetable fiber string. four repeated geometric designs on body of basket. Notice: Image restricted due to its potentially sensitive nature. Contact Museum to request access.

Hearst Museum object titled Tobacco basket, accession number 1-1605, described as Tobacco basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Conifer root (Pinophyta). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Black pattern is Maidenhair fern (Adiantum pedatum).

Hearst Museum object titled Tobacco basket, accession number 1-1817, described as Tobacco basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana).