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Hearst Museum object titled Carrying basket, accession number 1-10239, described as Carrying basket; twined. Warp and weft are Willow (Salix). Black pattern is Brake fern (Pteris quilina). Open diagonal twined. Entirely covered on exterior face with soaproot juice (Chlorogalum pomeridianum), rendering basket seed-tight. Reinforcing hoop at rim. Two horizontal bands of black stitches as decoration. Made of peeled and split shoots.

Hearst Museum object titled Seed beater, accession number 1-10465, described as Seed beater; twined. Warp is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis), weft is Conifer root (Pinophyta). Rim bound with Redbud. Handle made smooth by a coating of soaproot (Chlorogalum pomeridianum) juice.