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Start Over Collector Samuel A. Barrett Taxon Asclepias
Hearst Museum object titled Basketry material, accession number 1-10373a-c, described as Bundle of milkweed stems; Asclepias cordifolia. Used as string material; milkweed roots also have medicinal uses.
Hearst Museum object titled Cap, accession number 1-12737, described as Cap (kma); twined. Warp is twisted Tule (Schoenoplectus acutus), weft is string, possibly Milkweed (Asclepias) and twisted Cattail (Typha latifolia). Black dye is Tule root, brown color is mud-dyed split Tule. Rim of cotton cord. Decorated with beads at crown.
Hearst Museum object titled Clover, accession number 1-10208, described as Specimen, ethnobotanical; dried clover (Asclepias mexicana).

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