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Hearst Museum object titled Mortar basket, accession number 1-2541, described as Basket mortar. Tag "Lassik", second tag "tcusda Lassik". Per Ralph Shanks: Twined basket mortar hopper, maybe used, with little or no residue. Missing starting knot, with a 3 1/2 inch opening at bottom side. Warps are a peeled shoot and the wefts are conifer root (Pinophyta) with a beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax) design overlay. The lattice twined rod is covered with a peeled shoot material. Starting at the base there is three strand twining for 2 1/4 inches, followed by one row of lattice twining, followed by 1/4 inch of three strand twining, followed by 5 1/2 inches of plain twining, followed by a 1/12th of an inch row of open work parallel warps. The rim is wrapped, around a large rod. The design is about 15 horizontal rows of beargrass with the first band being plain followed by 14 rows of widely spaced crenulations, with successive amplified contours. The basket has an exterior workface. The overlay is on the exterior and irregularly in the interior. The slant of weft twist is up to the right; the work direction is to the right.

Hearst Museum object titled Pan basket, accession number 1-2542, described as Pan basket. Small. Tag: "Lassik Tugatci", second tag "Lassik". Per Ralph Shanks: Twined basket tray, it appears to be used and contains food residue. Crossed warp starting knot, not Northwestern California style. Warps are a peeled shoot, possibly willow (Salix), and the wefts are conifer root (Pinophyta) with a beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax) overlay. Starting at the starting knot there is three strand twining for 5/8 inch followed by two weft rows of plain 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 1/2 inch of plain twining, followed by one weft row of three strand twining, followed by 1 1/8 inches of plain twining, followed by one weft row of lattice twining, followed by one weft row of three strand twining, followed by three weft rows of plain twining. The rim is trimmed, with the warp sticks extending up in a few places, and the last weft row is missing in some areas. The design is five horizontal bands of beargrass in various patterns; beargrass is also on part of the lattice twining. The basket has an exterior workface. The overlay is 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 Pipe, accession number 1-2544, described as Pipe