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Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-1512, described as Basket; Twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Conifer root (Pinophyta). Patter is in Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax). Overall color is white. Black dye is Maidenhair (Adiantum pedatum). height: 9.3 cm, diameter: 16.2 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-1509, described as Basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Conifer root (Pinophyta). White pattern is bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax). Black pattern is Maidenhair (Adiantum pedatum).
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-2232, described as Basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Conifer root (Pinophyta). White pattern is bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax). Black pattern is Maidenhair (Adiantum pedatum). height: 8.1 cm, diameter: 16.7 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-1514, described as Basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Conifer root (Pinophyta). White pattern is bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax). Black pattern is Maidenhair (Adiantum pedatum).
Hearst Museum object titled Basket cap, accession number 1-20822, described as Basket cap; twined. Basket cap; twined. No warp. Weft is Alder (Alnus). Black pattern is Maidenhair (Adiantum pedatum), white pattern is Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax). Red dye is Chain fern (Woodwardia spinulosa) in alder.
Hearst Museum object titled Cap, accession number 1-1498, described as Hat; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Alder root (Alnus). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Black pattern is Maidenhair fern (Adiantum pedatum).
Hearst Museum object titled Cap, accession number 1-1496, described as Hat; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Alder root (Alnus). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Black pattern is Maidenhair fern (Adiantum pedatum).
Hearst Museum object titled Cap, accession number 1-20824, described as Twined basketry cap with designs entirely in black maidenhair fern stems. Tag: "NW Calif". Second tag "53". Third tag "Klamath R. Tribes att.". Per Ralph Shanks: Twined woman's basket hat. Crossed warp starting knot, indented. The warp material is probably hazel (Corylus cornuta californica). The weft material is conifer root (Pinophyta). The weft overlay design has a beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax) background with maidenhair fern (Adiantum pedatum) designs. Starting at the starting knot, there is three strand twining for 1/2 inch, followed by 1 1/4 inches of plain twining, followed by one weft row of three strand twining. Plain twining continues to 1/2 inch below the rim where there is one weft row of three strand twining. The rim is trimmed. The main design is a horizontal band with triangles inside, above, and below the band. The basket has a rightward work direction, with an up to the right slant of weft twist. The workface is on the exterior. The overlay is single-sided, with the design on the exterior. The basket is from Northwestern California, possibly Hupa or Yurok based on the area of collection.
Hearst Museum object titled Collecting basket, accession number 1-2486, described as Seed collecting basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Sugar pine root (Pinus lambertiana). White pattern is Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax), black pattern is Maidenhair (Adiantum pedatum). Willow (Salix) rim hoop bound with cord.
Hearst Museum object titled Collecting basket, accession number 1-2487, described as Collecting basket; twined. Used for seed collecting, hoop bound with string. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana). Pattern is Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax). Overall color is white. Red dye is Chain fern (Woodwardia) in Alder (Alnus). Black dye is Maidenahir (Adiantum).

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