Object name: Storage basket / Collector: E. L. McLeod Memorial Collection / Culture or time period: American cultures - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Storage basket, accession number 1-20873, described as Deep flexible twined basket with design in dark red. Shows some wear. Rim broken in several places. Almost completely overlaid except for very bottom. 2-faced overlay, red on white. Elaborate designs. Upper area: V-shaped, combination of triangles and parallelograms. Lower area: right-angled up and down steps bisected by diagonal lines, triangle opposite angle of line turning downwards. Mostly plain twined; some 3-strand twining occurs. Small hoop of shoots is stitched to top to form rim. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is possibly Sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana). White pattern is Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax), black pattern is Maidenhair (Adiantum pedatum). Rim hoop Willow (Salix).

Hearst Museum object titled Storage basket, accession number 1-20928, described as Storage basket; twined. Warp and weft are Willow (Salix). Red pattern is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Stick fastened to rim for reinforcement.

Hearst Museum object titled Storage basket, accession number 1-20855, described as Storage basket; twined. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is Sedge root (Carex) and Pine (Pinus). Red pattern is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Hoop is Willow, bound with Grape (Vitus californica). Twined weave "bamtuc." Red decorative pattern in four bands. Second origin. no. 309.

Hearst Museum object titled Storage basket, accession number 1-20854, described as Storage basket; twined. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is Sedge root (Carex). Red pattern is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Rim bound with Grape (Vitus californica). Twined weave "cuset" triangular decorative pattern in red. Second original no. 100.

Hearst Museum object titled Storage basket, accession number 1-20801, described as Storage basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Pine (Pinus) and Hazel. White pattern is Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax).