Object name: Mush basket / Collector: Alfred L. Kroeber / Culture or time period: Northern California tribes - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Mush basket, accession number 1-11822, described as Mush basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Conifer root (Pinophyta). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Very worn. 1 break in rim. Very grimy. Plain twined white overlay floated on back. 2 rows of lattice twining divide the design.

Hearst Museum object titled Mush basket, accession number 1-9404, described as Mush basket; twined. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is Conifer root (Pinophyta). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Hazel hoop. Large basket for acorn mush. Used, strengthened by rod below rim. Plain twining. Single rows of white overlay, rod lattice woven.