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Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-14984, described as Basket; coiled. Warp is Epicampes (Sporobolus rigens), weft is Sedge (Carex). Black pattern is Brake fern (Pteridium aquilinum).

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-10289, described as Basket; coiled. Warp is Epicampes (Sporobolus rigens), weft is Sedge (Carex). Black pattern is Brake fern (Pteris quilina). Globose in shape. Coiled with a grass bundle foundation with non-interlocking stitches. Decoration: 7 concentric, horizontal bands of black triangles alternately pointing towards rim and downwards. Arrowhead motif.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket start, accession number 1-9941, described as Unfinished basket; coiled. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is Sedge (Carex).

Hearst Museum object titled Basket tray, accession number 1-410, described as Bread tray basket; coiled. Warp is Epicampes (Sporobolus rigens), weft is Sedge( Carex). Black pattern is Brake fern (Pteris quilina). Coiled on bundle foundation with non-interlocking stitches; large and truncate-coned. Decoration: 4 horizontal bands of alternating solid black triangles.

Hearst Museum object titled Bowl basket, accession number 1-10378, described as Bowl basket; coiled. Warp is Epicampes (Sporobolus rigens), weft is Sedge (Carex). Red pattern is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Black pattern is Brake fern (Pteris quilina). Very old, very worn cooking basket with grass foundation and bands of zigzag designs in black and red. The design on this basket called "measuring worm" or "inch worm" (fide Mrs. Silva, July 1973). Mended.

Hearst Museum object titled Bowl basket, accession number 1-10184, described as Bowl basket; coiled. Warp is Epicampes (Sporobolus rigens), weft is Sedge root (Carex). Pattern is mud-dyed Brake fern (Pteris quilina). Decoration: black rectangular figures arranged in vertical zigzag pattern. Coiled on grass bundle foundation, with non-interlocking stitches. Repaired on bottom.

Hearst Museum object titled Bowl basket, accession number 1-10212, described as Bowl basket; coiled. Warp is Epicampes (Sporobolus rigens), weft is Sedge (Carex). Black pattern is Brake fern (Pteris quilina). Flattish and globose in shape. Coiled on a grass bundle foundation with non-interlocking stitches. Decorated with a black diagonal zigzag design.

Hearst Museum object titled Bowl basket, accession number 1-10350, described as Bowl basket; coiled. Warp is Epicampes (Sporobolus rigens), weft is Sedge root (Carex). Pattern is mud-dyed Brake fern (Pteris quilina). Coiled on grass bundle foundation with non-interlocking stitches; flattish in form, with flaring sides. Decoration: horizontal black zigzag design beneath rim.

Hearst Museum object titled Bowl basket, accession number 1-9972, described as Bowl basket; coiled. Warp is Epicampes (Sporobolus rigens), weft is Sedge (Carex). Black pattern is Brake (Polypodium vulgare) root soaked in water. Coiled with non-interlocking stitches, on grass bundle foundation, with flaring sides. Decoration: two concentric, horizontal black bands of zigzags. Split shoots and brackenfern root.

Hearst Museum object titled Bowl basket, accession number 1-10189, described as Bowl basket; coiled. Warp is Epicampes (Sporobolus rigens), weft is Sedge root (Carex). Pattern is mud-dyed Brake fern (Pteris quilina). Coiled on bundle foundation with non-interlocking stitches; flaring sides. Decoration: 2 bands of black horizontal zigzags and 4 columns of solid black diamonds. The rim is damaged in several places. Basket has been repaired about halfway down.