Object name: Storage basket / Collection place: Northwestern California / Accession number: Acc.87 - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Storage basket, accession number 1-2484, described as Storage basket; twined. Used for storing fish. Warp is peeled Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is also peeled Hazel. Willow (Salix) hoopsat rim bound with Alder (Alnus) root.

Hearst Museum object titled Storage basket, accession number 1-2502, described as Basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Spruce (Pinaceae) and Hazel. White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Grimy from smoke, worn. Large breaks in bottom. Widest at bottom. Mostly plain twined; large, loose weave on bottom, sides tightly woven. White overlay, vertically zigzagging bands of the "foot" motif. Native rope looped through an openwork row below rim. Cordage binds on hoops inside rim. Warp ends braided together. Scaffoldings inside.

Hearst Museum object titled Storage basket, accession number 1-2463, described as Somewhat worn. Very large, globular. Semi-open twined work with multiple warps. Band woven with wide, flat warps below rim. 3 rows of 3-strand twining on bottom.