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Hearst Museum object titled Bowl basket, accession number 1-255004, described as Bowl shape with opening in bottom. Twined with pine root weft and hazel shoot or willow warp, indeterminate overlay pattern of maiden hair fern and Xerophyllum tenax. Rim missing and edge of bottom opening is broken.

Hearst Museum object titled Bowl basket, accession number 1-2551, described as Bowl. Tag: "Tcunus Lassik". Second tag: "Lassik". Per Ralph Shanks: Twined basket bowl, not used. Crossed warp starting knot. Peeled shoot warps and conifer root (Pinophyta) wefts with an overlay of beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax) and maidenhair fern (Adiantum pedatum). Starting at the starting knot there is three strand twining for 1/2 inch, followed by 1 inch of plain twining, followed by one weft row of three strand twining, followed by plain twining for 4 inches, followed by one weft row of three strand twining, followed by two weft rows of diagonal twining over two warps. The rim is trimmed, with the warp sticks extending up slightly. The overlay design is a horizontal band with a beargrass background and two horizontal rows of polygon designs in maidenhair fern. The workface is on the exterior. The overlay design is on the exterior and interior faces. The basket has a rightward work direction and an up to the right slant of weft twist. There are several hairs woven into the base of the basket.

Hearst Museum object titled Bowl basket, accession number 1-2461, described as Bowl basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Conifer root (Pinophyta). Whit pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Large, worn from use. Mostly plain twined, darker design on white overlay ground. Occasional double rows of 3 strand twining; 2 rows of lattice-twined shoots divide basket into 3 design areas.

Hearst Museum object titled Bowl basket, accession number 1-13876, described as Bowl basket; twined. Used for serving grass seed flour. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica) weft is Alder root (Alnus). Pattern is Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax). Overall color is white, red dye is chain fern (Woodwardia) in Alder.

Hearst Museum object titled Bowl basket, accession number 1-2302, described as Basket; twined. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is yellow Pine. White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Twined, bowl-shaped. Grimy from use. 1-faced white overlay design, with lattice-twined grass stems dividing design. Three-strand twining for 1.5 cm radius from start; 2 single rows at approximately 5.5 and 6 cm from start.

Hearst Museum object titled Bowl basket, accession number 1-20844, described as Small, twined basket with black and white design. "NW Cal att". Per Ralph Shanks: Twined basket bowl. The basket probably has a crossed warp starting knot. The warp material is possibly hazel (Corylus cornuta californica). The background weft is conifer root (Pinophyta). The weft design overlay is beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax) and a red and black fern. At the starting knot there is a .5 inch of three strand twining. After that .25 inch of plain twining followed by .25 inch of three strand twining. After that plain twining continues until the rim where there is one weft row of three strand twining. The design at the base is two bands of beargrass. On the side is a horizontal band of vertical rods of alternating beargrass and fern. The design is mirrored on the interior of the basket. The basket base has an undulating surface. 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 on the outside and inside. The basket is from Northeast California, based on the use double sided overlay for all of the designs. The basket may be Wintu.

Hearst Museum object titled Bowl basket, accession number 1-255008, described as Bowl shape with flattened bottom. Twined with hazel shoot warp and pine root weft, overlay of Xerophyllum tenax and alder dyed Woodwardia fern in linear diamond design. Rim of open criss - cross pattern. Two tags "Klamath R. Tribes Att.". Per Ralph Shanks: Twined globular basket, probably made for sale. Crossed warp starting knot, indented. The warp material is probably willow. The weft material is conifer root. The weft overlay design is beargrass, red dyed woodwardia and maidenhair fern. Starting at the starting knot, there are 2 inches of plain strand twining, followed by 1 row of three strand twining, followed by 1 weft row of plain twining, followed by 1 row of three strand twining. Plain twining continues to the rim where there is 1 weft row of three strand twining followed by 1/2 inch of crossed warp open work. The rim is comprised of 1 weft row of plain twining with three reinforcing rods wrapped with two materials. The main design is two horizontal rows of diamonds. 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.

Hearst Museum object titled Bowl basket, accession number 1-2538, described as Bowl. Tag: "Lassik", second tag "tcunus". Per Ralph Shanks: Twined "fancy basket" bowl, with no residue. Crossed warp starting knot, not Northwestern California style. Warps are probably hazel (Corylus cornuta californica) and the wefts are conifer root (Pinophyta) with a beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax) and maidenhair fern (Adiantum pedatum) overlay. Starting at the starting knot there is three strand twining for 3/4 inch, followed by plain twining for two weft rows, followed by one weft row of three strand twining, followed by 1/2 inch of plain twining, followed by one weft row of three strand twining, followed by plain twining for 1/2 inch, followed by one weft row of lattice twining, followed by one weft row of three strand twining, followed by 1/2 inch of plain twining, followed by one weft row of three strand twining, followed by 1 inch of plain twining, followed by one weft row of three strand twining, followed by 1 1/4 inches of plain twining, followed by one weft row of three strand twining, followed by 1 inch of plain twining, followed by three weft rows of lattice twining one of which has a larger rod than others, followed by one weft row of plain twining. The rim is trimmed, with many of the warp sticks extending up to 1/16 of an inch above the rim. The design is a beargrass background with maidenhair hair fern in three design bands, one plain horizontal line, one undulating, and one vertical line band. The lattice twining has some beargrass woven into it and the three strand twining also sometimes has beargrass woven in with it. The basket has an exterior workface. The overlay is primarily on the exterior and irregularly on the interior. The slant of weft twist is up to the right; the work direction is to the right. The basket slightly undulates.

Hearst Museum object titled Bowl basket, accession number 1-255006, described as Per Ralph Shanks and Justin Underhill: 1 tag "Wailacke or Wintum (att)" twined bowl basket with irregular double-sided overlay. Starting knot is missing and it appears that the last coil row is missing as well. Basket is mildly irregularly shaped. The materials are conifer root weft and an overlay solely of bear grass. Warp is peeled shoots. The basket has an up to the right slant of weft twist with a rightward work direction. The bottom of the basket is encrusted with food debris. Rim is trimmed. The basket appears more likely to be Wailaki rather than Wintun because of the irregularness of the double-sided overlay. Design consists of narrow horizontal bands, one of which is zigzags and two consist of irregular patterns, and then 4 bands are horizontal single weft row bands. Bowl shaped. Twined with hazel shoot warp and pine root weft, overlay of Xerophyllum tenax in geometric pattern. Bottom broken out and missing, top edge broken.

Hearst Museum object titled Bowl basket, accession number 1-230643, described as Plain twined, pedestal based bowl shape, designs composed of black triangles on ground of beargrass overlay. Willow shoot warp, pine root weft. Willow (?) shoot warp, pine root weft, overlay of Xerophyllum tenax and a black material.