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Hearst Museum object titled Basketry cap, accession number 1-233502, described as Twined basketry. Plain twining and 3-strand twining; pine root weft with overlay of Xerophyllum tenax leaf, maidenhair fern stem, and Woodwardia fern fiber. Designs in black and rust red on straw-colored ground. Hemispherical shape slightly peaked.

Hearst Museum object titled Basketry cap, accession number 1-233499, described as Plain twined basketry, 3-strand twining; pine root weft with overlay of Xerophyllum tenax leaf and Woodwardia fern fiber. Designs in rust red, straw, and brown. Hemispherical shape slightly peaked.

Hearst Museum object titled Basketry cap, accession number 1-164171, described as Twined basketry; geometric designs including triangles, parallelograms. Plain twining with overlay; pine root weft, overlay of alder-dyed Woodwardia fern, Maiden hair fern, Xerophyllum Tenax. Tag "Klamath R. Tribes Att." D is written in pen on the inside. Per Ralph Shanks: Woman’s twined hat. Crossed warp starting knot. The warp material is probably hazel. The background wefts are conifer root. The weft overlay is beargrass, red dyed woodwardia, and maidenhair fern. Starting at the starting knot is 1/2 inch of three strand twining, followed by 1.5 inches of plain twining. After that, there is one weft row of three strand twining. Plain twining continues to the 3/4 inch below the rim where there is another weft row of three strand twining. After that plain twining continues to the end of the rim, which is trimmed. The background overlay is beargrass. Starting at the starting knot there is one inch of conifer root with no overlay. After that is a horizontal band of maidenhair fern, followed by a band of red dyed woodwardia triangles, followed by a band of conifer root, followed by a band of maidenhair fern. The main design band has six clusters of six triangles in maidenhair fern and red dyed woodwardia. That is followed by one band of maidenhair fern, followed by a band of red dyed woodwardia. The last design band has five clusters of two triangles and a parallelogram. The basket has an up to the right slant of weft twist. The workface is on the exterior, with a rightward work direction. The overlay is on the exterior, with some pattern coming through to the other side. The basket is from Northwestern California.

Hearst Museum object titled Basketry cap, accession number 1-233737, described as Twined basketry. Warp is pine root, wefts of pine root with overlays of Xerophyllum tenax and maidenhair fern. Main design comprises black triangles connected together by inverted "v" of Xerophyllum tenax.

Hearst Museum object titled Basketry cap, accession number 1-198155, described as Basketry. Weaving completed but not scaped smooth inside. Plain twined; also 3-strand twining at the start, and 2 rows defining design zones. Single-faced overlay, white grass (Xerophyllum tenax) and maidenhair fern.

Hearst Museum object titled Basketry cap, accession number 1-233500, described as Twined basketry. Plain twining and 3-strand twining; pine root weft with overlay of Xerophyllum tenax leaf and Woodwardia fern fiber. Designs in rust red on straw-colored ground. Hemispherical shape slightly peaked.

Hearst Museum object titled Basketry cap, accession number 1-2067, described as Design in red maidenhair fern. Woman's dress cap. Flat top plain twined. Start and 2 single rows defining design zones are 3 strand twined. Single faced overlay, almost completely covering cap. White grass (Xerophyllum tenax) and maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.).

Hearst Museum object titled Cap, accession number 1-1805, described as Cap basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Conifer root (Pinophyta). White pattern is Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax). Red dye is Maidenahir fern (Adiantum pedatum) in Alder (Alnus rubra). Height: 11.6 cm, Diameter: 20.1 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Cap, accession number 1-1482, described as Hat; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Sugar pine root (Pinus lambertiana). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Black pattern is Maidenhair fern (Adiantum pedatum). Red dye is Chain fern (Woodwardia spinulosa) in Alder (Alnus rubra). Yellow dye is Beargrass in Lichen. Woman"s dress cap. Plain twined except for 3 strand twined start. White grass overlay, design floated on back. Stripes in 2 faced overlay. Design zones differentiated by single lattice twined overlay row.

Hearst Museum object titled Cap, accession number 1-1425, described as Hat; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Black pattern is Maidenhair fern (Adiantum pedatum).