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Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-70234, described as Coiled, globular. Tags "# 2 Mission Gift NTT" second tag "2 Lwy [spelling questionable] Mission". Per Ralph Shanks: Coiled globular basket. Deergrass bundle foundation. Orange juncus background wefts with black dyed juncus and sumac designs. The design is geometric zigzags/frets coming from the bottom. Exterior workface with a rightward work direction with primarily bound under weft fag ends with some clipped fag ends. The rim is plain wrapped and the coil ending is slightly tapered. There is a hair woven into basket. Based on the design, materials, and weft fag ends this basket is attributed to Cahuilla.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-70101, described as Coiled, oval.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-195000, described as Coiled; incurved rim; repeat insect-like design (lacking head) in dark material around edge.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-235267, described as Oval, coiled. One butterfly, black "rattlesnake" design in encircling bands.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-70092, described as Plaque.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-216908, described as Bottom missing, coiled, encircling band of wide rectangles in red-brown material; top broken and missing sections.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-70097, described as Coiled, plate shape.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-216907, described as Bottom missing, coiled, 4 vertical bands of connected rectangles in red-brown material.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-70100, described as Coiled, globular.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-70184, described as Coiled, plate shape. Per Ralph Shanks: Small coiled basket tray. Rightward work direction. Deergrass bundle foundation. Wefts are juncus, tan, orange, and dyed black. Mixture of clipped and bound under weft fag ends. The design is a band of alternating trapezoids and triangles. Plain wrapped rim. Based on the mixed bound under and clipped fag ends and the design layout the basket is most likely Cahuilla.