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Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-14250, described as Basket; twined. Warp and weft are twisted Tule skin (Schoenoplectus acutus). White pattern is Reed (Phragmites vulgaris). Red pattern is Tule root. Black color is mud-dyed Tule, yellow dye is Porcupine quills (Erethizon dorsatum) in Wolf lichen (Letharia vulpina). Diminuitive basket. Design black and yellow triangles.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-12750, described as Food basket; twined. Warp is twisted Tule (Schoenoplectus acutus), weft is twisted Tule and Cattail (Typha latifolia). White pattern is Reed (Phragmites vulgaris). Brown color is Tule root. Yellow dye is Porcupine quills (Erethizon dorsatum) in Wolf lichen (Letharia vulpina). Red and yellow parallelograms in diagonal pattern. Indigenous name: maska.

Hearst Museum object titled Cooking basket, accession number 1-12751, described as Cooking basket; twined. Warp is twisted Tule skin (Schoenoplectus acutus), weft is twisted Tule. Black pattern is Tule root. White pattern is Reed (Phragmites vulgaris). Brown color is mud-dyed Tule skin. Yellow dye is Porcupine quills (Erethizon dorsatum) in Wolf lichen (Letharia vulpina). Small, with vertical zigzag pattern. Indigenous name: maksa.

Hearst Museum object titled Cooking basket, accession number 1-14229, described as Cooking basket; twined. Warp is Tule (Schoenoplectus acutus), weft is split Tule. White pattern is Reed (Phragmites vulgaris). Brown dye is split Tule. Yellow dye is Porcupine quills (Erethizon dorsatum) in Wolf lichen (Letharia vulpina). Broad zigzag design in black and yellow.

Hearst Museum object titled Cooking basket, accession number 1-12752, described as Cooking basket; twined. Warp is twisted Tule skin (Schoenoplectus acutus), weft is twisted Tule. Black pattern is Tule root. White pattern is Reed (Phragmites vulgaris). Brown color is mud-dyed Tule skin. Yellow dye is Porcupine quills (Erethizon dorsatum) in Wolf lichen (Letharia vulpina). Small, with large horizontal zigzag pattern. Indigenous name: maksa.

Hearst Museum object titled Cooking basket, accession number 1-12753, described as Cooking basket; twined. Warp is Tule (Schoenoplectus acutus), weft is split Tule. White pattern is Reed (Phragmites vulgaris). Brown dye is split Tule. Yellow dye is Porcupine quills (Erethizon dorsatum) in Wolf lichen (Letharia vulpina). Small, with double horizontal zigzag pattern. Indigenous name: maksa. Bright pink quill on side, possibly a property mark.

Hearst Museum object titled Food basket, accession number 1-12739, described as Food basket; twined. Warp and weft are Tule (Schoenoplectus acutus). White patter is Reed (Phragmites vulgaris). Yellow dye is Porcupine quills (Erethizon dorsatum) in Wolf lichen (Letharia vulpina). Indigenous name: maksha. Brown figure with parallelogram of yellow porcupine quills.

Hearst Museum object titled Food basket, accession number 1-14224, described as Food basket; twined. Warp and weft are Tule (Schoenoplectus acutus). White patter is Reed (Phragmites vulgaris). Black dye is Tule in mud. Yellow dye is Porcupine quills (Erethizon dorsatum) in Wolf lichen (Letharia vulpina). Band in black and yellow, followed by band in black and white.

Hearst Museum object titled Gambling tray, accession number 1-12732, described as Gambling tray; twined. Warp is twisted Tule (Schoenoplectus acutus), weft is twisted Tule and Cattail (Typha latifolia). White pattern is Reed (Phragmites vulgaris). Yellow color is Porcupine quills (Erethizon dorsatum) in Wolf lichen (Letharia vulpina, black pattern is Tule root.