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Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-144946, described as Twined novelty basket in the form of a flared neck vase. Overlay designs in black fern on Xerophyllum (beargrass) ground. Per Ralph Shanks: Black designs are maidenhair fern stems. There is a reinforcing rod at the rim wrapped in redbud. The base has three strand twining, the sides are plain twined. Atsugewi or other Northeastern California tribe.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-144943, described as Small novelty basket covered with beadwork in blue and yellow design.

Hearst Museum object titled Basketry cap, accession number 1-144945, described as Twined basketry cap. 4-parted design in red and black. Tag: "Klamath R. Tribes att.". Second tag "NW. Calif. att.". Per Ralph Shanks: Twined woman's basket hat. Crossed warp starting knot, indented. The warp material is probably hazel. The weft material is conifer root. The weft overlay design has a beargrass background with maidenhair fern and red-dyed woodwardia designs. 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. Plain twining continues to 1/2 below the rim where there is one weft row of three strand twining. The rim is trimmed. The main design is four elements comprised of two stacked parallelograms with a beargrass slashes through each set. The basket has a rightward work direction, with an up to the right slant of weft twist. The workface is on the exterior. The overlay is single-sided, with the design on the exterior. The basket is from Northwestern California.