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Hearst Museum object titled Cap, accession number 1-27053, described as Tule basketry. Brown design interwoven with yellow porcupine quill.

Hearst Museum object titled Cap, accession number 1-2305, described as Cap; twined. Warp is Tule (Schoenoplectus acutus), weft is string and Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Black pattern is mud-dyed tule. Yellow pattern is Porcupine quills (Erethizon dorsatum) in Wolf lichen (Letharia vulpina). Modoc type. Twined; dyed black and yellow overlay design. Weft begun with cordage. Flat topped.

Hearst Museum object titled Cap, accession number 1-12848, described as Cap; twined. Warp is twisted Tule (Schoenoplectus acutus), weft is split tule and Nettle string (Urtica). Yellow dye is Porcupine quills (Erethizon dorsatum) in Wolf lichen (Letharia vulpina).

Hearst Museum object titled Cap, accession number 1-12738, described as Cap (Kma); twined. Warp is twisted Tule (Schoenoplectus acutus), weft is Nettle (Urtica) string) and twisted Tule. White pattern is Reed (Phragmites vulgaris). Black dye is Tule root, brown dye is split Tule in mud, yellow dye is porcupine quill (Erethizon dorsatum) in lichen. Has some human hair twined in several areas of the hat wall.

Hearst Museum object titled Cap, accession number 1-1594, described as Hat; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Conifer root (Pinophyta). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Black pattern is Maidenhair fern (Adiantum pedatum). Yellow pattern is porcupine quills (Erethizon dorsatum) dyed by soaking with lichen. Flat top. Plain twined. 3 strand twining at start, and two single rows which define design zones. 2 faced overlay.