Object class: Baskets by technique / Culture or time period: California tribes / Taxon: Dentaliidae - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-211491, described as Round, flat base, overall geometric design in shades of brown, remnants of dentalium shell and glass bead trim. Made with tule. Plain twined.

Hearst Museum object titled Cradle and sunshade, accession number 1-148884a,b, described as a) Twined openwork basketry cradle; b) Basketry sunshade with black spot at center. Twined. Hazel shoot warp and weft. Decoration of Dentalium and Glycimeris shells, pine nut and glass beads.

Hearst Museum object titled Necklace, accession number 1-259113, described as Necklace. Dentalium, olivella (not biplicata), and glass beads on nylon filament. Pear shaped twined basket pendant. Basket materials include spruce root wefts with beargrass, red-dyed woodwardia fern, yellow dyed porcupine, and maidenhair fern overlay. Buckskin leather thong ties.