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Start Over Object class Baskets by technique Collector Frank Bishop
Hearst Museum object titled Cooking basket, accession number 1-235235, described as Twined. Used. Stepped, triangular designs in tan material including Woodwardia fern on straw - colored ground. Tag "Kl. R. Tr. att.". Per Ralph Shanks: Twined cooking basket, used worn down to the warps on the interior. Crossed warp starting knot. The warp material is probably willow. The wefts are conifer root. The weft overlay is beargrass. At the starting knot there is 1/2 inch of three strand twining followed by 2.5 inches of plain twining followed by one weft row of three strand twining. Plain twining continues until 1 inch below the rim where are two weft rows of lattice twining separated by 1/4 inch of plain twining. Plain twining continues until the rim. The main design is a horizontal beargrass band containing geometric figures. The rim is trimmed. The overlay is on the exterior. The basket has an up to the right slant of weft twist, and a rightward work direction. The basket is from Northwestern California.
Hearst Museum object titled Lid, accession number 1-235245, described as Twined basketry. Cover for basket (missing). 3 diagonal series of connected parallelograms with zigzag designs within. Tag "Kl. R. Tr. Att.". In black pen on the interior of the basket is an "R" and a swastika, probably owner/ dealer marks. Per Ralph Shanks: Twined basket lid/ cover. The basket has a crossed warp starting knot, covered with maidenhair fern on both sides. The warp material is possibly hazel or willow. The background weft is conifer root. The weft overlay is beargrass and maidenhair fern. At the starting knot there is .5 inch of three strand twining. After that plain twining continues until the rim, where there is one weft row of three strand twining. The design is four rows of alternating black and tan at the base, followed by diagonal stepped zigzags. The basket has an exterior workface with a rightward work direction. The basket has an up to the right slant of weft twist. The overlay is primarily on the outside. The rim is trimmed. The basket is from Northwest California, possibly Yurok based on the designs. There is a hair woven into the basket.
Hearst Museum object titled Lid, accession number 1-235244, described as Twined basketry. Cover for basket (missing). Large knob. Design band is series of separated brown and black rectangles. Tag "Kl. R. Tr. Att.". There is a swastika in ink on the interior of the lid. Per Ralph Shanks: Twined basket lid. Crossed warp starting knot. The warp material is probably hazel. The weft material is conifer root. The weft overlay design background is beargrass, with red dyed woodwardia and maiden hair fern designs. Starting at the starting knot, there is plain twining until one inch from the rim, where there is one weft row of lattice twining. Plain twining continues until the rim, which is trimmed. The main exterior design is a horizontal band of maidenhair fern and woodwardia rectangles, with a flower shape at the base of the knob. The interior design is a band of woodwardia and beargrass rectangles. The overlay is double-sided, but is primarily on the exterior. The lid has a rightward work direction, with up to the right slant of weft twist. The workface is on the exterior. The basket is from Northwest California, possibly Whilkut based on the interior design band.
Hearst Museum object titled Miniature basket, accession number 1-235259, described as Miniature basket. Twined. Paired encircling dark bands on underside and base of body. Label "Kl. R. Tr. Att.". Per Ralph Shanks: Twined tourist trade miniature basket bowl. The warps are probably hazel. The weft is conifer root. The weft overlay background is beargrass, with designs in maidenhair fern. It has a crossed warp starting knot covered with maidenhair fern. Starting at the starting knot there is four weft rows of three strand twining, followed four weft rows of plain twining, followed by three weft rows of three strand twining, after which plain twining continues to the rim, which is trimmed. The design is done in concentric horizontal circles of alternating beargrass and maidenhair fern. The basket as an up to the right slant of weft twist, an exterior workface, and a rightward work direction. The overlay is on the exterior. There is a hair woven into the basket. The basket is from Northwestern California.
Hearst Museum object titled Mortar hopper, accession number 1-235220, described as Twined basketry. Point - like design in brown and beige materials on beige ground. Newly made. Unused. There is a swastika in ink on the interior. Per Ralph Shanks: Twined basket mortar hopper. The warp material is probably willow. The background weft is conifer root. The weft overlay is beargrass. Commercial string is used to bind down the end of the lattice twining. At the base there is one weft row of plain twining, followed by 1.5 inches of three strand twining, followed by two weft rows of lattice twining, followed by two weft rows of three strand twining, followed by 2.5 inches of plain twining. After that one weft row of lattice twining, followed by one weft row of three strand twining followed by one weft row of lattice twining, followed by one more row of three strand twining. After that plain twining for .5 inch, followed by one weft row of three strand twining at the rim. The rim consists of braded warps, bound down on the interior, the warps are trimmed, yet are still an inch long. The design is comprised of five polygons in conifer root in a horizontal band of beargrass around the center of the basket, as well as a band of vertical alternating beargrass and conifer root below the rim. The basket has an exterior workface with a rightward work direction. The basket has an up to the right slant of weft twist. The overlay is primarily on the outside. The basket is from Northwestern California.
Hearst Museum object titled Mortar hopper, accession number 1-235221, described as Twined basketry. Encircling design band of elongated geometric form with triangle - like projections in light color on brown ground. Newly made, unused. There is a swastika in ink on the interior. Tag "KL. R. Tr. Att." Per Ralph Shanks: Twined basket mortar hopper. The warp material is probably willow. The background weft is conifer root, and some other unknown material(s) at the base. The weft overlay is beargrass. Leather is used to bind down the warp at the base of the basket. At the base there are 4 weft rows of plain twining over multiple warps, followed by 1.5 inches of three strand twining, followed by two weft rows of lattice twining, with three strand twining in-between and after. Then 3.5 inches of plain twining, followed by one weft row of three strand twining, followed by one weft row of lattice twining, followed by one weft row of three strand twining followed by one weft row of lattice twining, followed by one more row of three strand twining. After that plain twining until the rim. The rim consists of braded warps, bound down on the interior; the warps are trimmed, and are .5 inch long. The design is comprised of beargrass and conifer root in four stepped elements in a horizontal band. The basket has an exterior workface with a rightward work direction. The basket has an up to the right slant of weft twist. The overlay is primarily on the outside. The basket is from Northwestern California. There is a hair woven into the side of the basket.
Hearst Museum object titled Mortar hopper, accession number 1-235219, described as Twined basketry. Alternating light and dark bands include triangles, diamonds, and zigzags. Dark encircling band through diamond band. Newly - made. Unused. center. Tag "Kl. R. Tr. Att.". There is a swastika in ink on the interior. Per Ralph Shanks: Twined basket mortar hopper. The warp material is probably willow. The background weft is conifer root as well as a few wefts of unknown material at the base. The weft overlay is beargrass, maidenhair fern, and red-dyed woodwardia. At the base there are three weft rows of plain twining, over 1-3 rods. This is followed by .5 inch of three strand twining, followed by two weft rows of lattice twining, followed by 3.5 inches of plain twining. After that there are two weft rows of lattice twining, followed by plain twining to the rim. The rim consists of braided warps, bound down on the interior; the warps are trimmed nearly flush with the rim. The rim has a reinforcing rod on the interior. The design is comprised of four horizontal bands of triangles in conifer root with a beargrass background, with the uppermost band of triangles having a red-dyed woodwardia tip. There is a horizontal band of maidenhair fern around the center. The basket has an exterior workface with a rightward work direction. The basket has an up to the right slant of weft twist. The overlay is primarily on the outside. The basket is from Northwestern California.
Hearst Museum object titled Tumpline, accession number 2-59102, described as Twined alternating stitches of red and buff colored wool, orange and purple edge. Fiber fourndation.

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