Object name: Storage basket / Media available: legacy documentation / Maker or artist: Mother of John Lawlor - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Storage basket, accession number 1-11963, described as Deep hemispherical coiled basket. Tag: "Yuki". Second tag "Yuki Coiled technique, storage basket, split willow foundation, sewing in redbud bark and white stems made in Mendocino County in 1906". Per Ralph Shanks: Coiled storage basket. There is no residue. The starting knot is coiled and sewn over. The coil foundation is said to be willow splints, per the note with basket. The weft background is peeled redbud and the weft design is unpeeled redbud. The design is two sets of three stepped horizontal bands as well as a design on the base and a one coil wide band and rectangle design four rows below the rim. There are many random rectangles. The rim is plain wrapped with unpeeled redbud. The rim coil ending is blunt with four diagonal overstitches. The weft fag ends are bound under, with some clipped. The weft moving ends are concealed. The weft stiches on the exterior are less than 5% split. The weft stiches on the interior are more than 50% split. The basket has an exterior workface, a rightward work direction, and a down to the right slant of weft twist. This basket has typical Yuki style, materials, and techniques.