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Hearst Museum object titled Basket tray, accession number 1-746, described as Tray basket, dirty and worn from use. Coiled. Third row from rim done in red; dotted rows at 4 and 5 cm from top; 8 cm from rim is a row part red, then dotted; 2 more red rows at 12 and 13 cm from edge. One tag: "Wailaki att." Two Tags: "Wailaki". Per Ralph Shanks: Coiled basket bowl, with food debris. Tight spiral start, overstitched. The coil foundation is splints only. The wefts are peeled redbud and the design is unpeeled redbud. The weft fag ends are bound under. The moving ends are trimmed with some concealed. The stitches are non-interlocking. There are some split stitches on the work face and approximately 50% split stitches on the back face. The rim is plain wrapped, with a blunt coil ending. The workface is on the exterior, the work direction is to the right. The slant of weft twist is down to the right. The characteristics of the basket do not rule out either a Yuki or Wailaki maker.

Hearst Museum object titled Fishing net, accession number 1-742, described as Fishing net, sucker and salmon net; circa 1.7 cm mesh.

Hearst Museum object titled Fishing net, accession number 1-743, described as Sucker and salmon fish net; twine; bent reed floats attached; circa 3.5 cm mesh.

Hearst Museum object titled Fishing net, accession number 1-745, described as Sucker and trout fish net; fine twine; reed floats attached; circa 3.5 cm mesh.

Hearst Museum object titled Fishing net, accession number 1-744, described as Fish net for catching sucker and salmon. Fine twine; bent reed floats attached; circa 2.5 cm mesh.

Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Grass game pegs, accession number 1-518a-g, described as Wooden grass game.

Hearst Museum object titled Mush basket, accession number 1-747, described as Mush boiling basket, twined 2 bands of overlay single faced type decoration. 3 strand twining at start, 3 cm radius; also the third row from top. Fourth row down lattice twining of peeled shoots. Grimy and worn from use. Two tags " Wailaki" Per Ralph Shanks: Mush boiling basket. Probably crossed warp start, indented. The warp material is a peeled shoot; the wefts are conifer root with an overlay design in beargrass. There is a reinforcing rod on the exterior of the basket wrapped with another material. Starting at the starting knot there is three strand twining for about 2 inches, followed by plain twining up to one inch from the rim, followed by a lattice twined rod, followed by a single weft row of three strand twining, followed by two weft rows of plain twining. The rim is trimmed. The basket somewhat undulates. The work direction is to the right, with an exterior workface and up to the right slant of weft twist. There are two horizontal bands of beargrass overlay design, there are two to three points on the bottom of the band to every point on the top of the band. The overlay is single sided. The shape of the basket is different from Northwestern California mush boilers, with straighter sides.

Hearst Museum object titled Net, accession number 1-741, described as Salmon fish net made of native twine; circa 5.0 cm mesh.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket tray, accession number 1-746, described as Tray basket, dirty and worn from use. Coiled. Third row from rim done in red; dotted rows at 4 and 5 cm from top; 8 cm from rim is a row part red, then dotted; 2 more red rows at 12 and 13 cm from edge. One tag: "Wailaki att." Two Tags: "Wailaki". Per Ralph Shanks: Coiled basket bowl, with food debris. Tight spiral start, overstitched. The coil foundation is splints only. The wefts are peeled redbud and the design is unpeeled redbud. The weft fag ends are bound under. The moving ends are trimmed with some concealed. The stitches are non-interlocking. There are some split stitches on the work face and approximately 50% split stitches on the back face. The rim is plain wrapped, with a blunt coil ending. The workface is on the exterior, the work direction is to the right. The slant of weft twist is down to the right. The characteristics of the basket do not rule out either a Yuki or Wailaki maker.

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Hearst Museum object titled Fishing net, accession number 1-742, described as Fishing net, sucker and salmon net; circa 1.7 cm mesh.

Fishing net

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Hearst Museum object titled Fishing net, accession number 1-743, described as Sucker and salmon fish net; twine; bent reed floats attached; circa 3.5 cm mesh.

Fishing net

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Hearst Museum object titled Fishing net, accession number 1-745, described as Sucker and trout fish net; fine twine; reed floats attached; circa 3.5 cm mesh.

Fishing net

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Hearst Museum object titled Fishing net, accession number 1-744, described as Fish net for catching sucker and salmon. Fine twine; bent reed floats attached; circa 2.5 cm mesh.

Fishing net

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Grass game pegs

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Hearst Museum object titled Mush basket, accession number 1-747, described as Mush boiling basket, twined 2 bands of overlay single faced type decoration. 3 strand twining at start, 3 cm radius; also the third row from top. Fourth row down lattice twining of peeled shoots. Grimy and worn from use. Two tags " Wailaki" Per Ralph Shanks: Mush boiling basket. Probably crossed warp start, indented. The warp material is a peeled shoot; the wefts are conifer root with an overlay design in beargrass. There is a reinforcing rod on the exterior of the basket wrapped with another material. Starting at the starting knot there is three strand twining for about 2 inches, followed by plain twining up to one inch from the rim, followed by a lattice twined rod, followed by a single weft row of three strand twining, followed by two weft rows of plain twining. The rim is trimmed. The basket somewhat undulates. The work direction is to the right, with an exterior workface and up to the right slant of weft twist. There are two horizontal bands of beargrass overlay design, there are two to three points on the bottom of the band to every point on the top of the band. The overlay is single sided. The shape of the basket is different from Northwestern California mush boilers, with straighter sides.

Mush basket

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Hearst Museum object titled Net, accession number 1-741, described as Salmon fish net made of native twine; circa 5.0 cm mesh.

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1.1 Hunting and Fishing5 objects
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5.6 Sports, Games, Amusements; Gambling and Pet Accessories1 objects

S1968-1969 #85: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology/Lawrence E. Dawson (February 26, 1969–February 26, 1969)1 objects
S1973-1974 #53: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology/Lawrence E. Dawson (January 22, 1974–January 26, 1974)1 objects

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