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Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-61770, described as Flexible twine.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-61772, described as Flexible twine.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-61771, described as Flexible twine.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-61775, described as Flexible twine.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket and lid, accession number 1-61756a,b, described as Twined. With lid. Tag "80". Second tag "Klamath R. tribes att." on both A and B. Per Ralph Shanks: Twined globular storage-shaped basket with constricted mouth A) with a lid B), probably made for sale. The following description is for A): slightly indented crossed warp starting knot. The warp material is probably willow. The weft material is conifer root. The weft overlay design has a beargrass background and maidenhair fern designs. Starting at the starting knot, there is 1 inch of three strand twining, followed by 1 1/4 inch of plain twining, followed by two weft rows of three strand twining, followed by plain twining to .5 inch below the rim where there is four weft rows of three strand twining, followed by one weft row of plain twining. The rim is trimmed. The lid B) has the same materials and techniques, with the exception of the twining which is from the starting knot: plain twining up to a .5 inch below the rim where there is one weft row of three strand twining, followed by plain twining to the rim. The main design includes on A) three horizontal lines with triangles above and rectangles below. The lid B) has concentric bands of checkered beargrass and maidenhair fern. The overlay is single-sided, with the design on the exterior. Both baskets have a rightward work direction and an up to the right slant of weft twist. The basket is from Northwestern California.

Hearst Museum object titled Bowl basket, accession number 1-61755, described as Round, flat base. Circular triangular design in center area, zigzag designs around rim and base, in black and brown on straw colored ground. Plain twined. Made of white grass and maidenhair fern. Tag "Klamath R. Tribes Att." Per Ralph Shanks: Twined basket bowl, probably not used. Crossed warp starting knot. Warp material is probably hazel. The weft materials are conifer root, with beargrass overlay background, maidenhair fern and red dyed woodwardia overlay designs. Starting at the starting knot there is three strand twining for 1/2 inch, followed by plain twining for 1.25 inches, followed by three weft rows of three strand twining. Plain twining continues to the rim where there are two weft rows of three strand twining. The designs include, at the base a star/flower shape, followed by several one to three weft wide circles, followed by a horizontal band of zigzags. On the side of the basket are several alternating up and down triangles with smaller triangles along their side. At the rim is a horizontal band with zigzags on the interior. The rim is trimmed. The workface is on the exterior. The overlay is single sided, on the exterior. The basket has a rightward work direction, with up to the right slant of weft twist. The basket is from Northwestern California.