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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 1-351, described as Bowl basket; coiled. Warp is Willow (Salix) and copper wire, weft is Sedge root (Carex). Black pattern is Sedge root. With red feathers and shell beads. Single and double black lines bounding diamond spaces.

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 1-360, described as Bowl basket; coiled. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is Sedge (Carex). With colored feathers arranged to form design.

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 1-9972, 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 1-463, described as Bowl basket; low truncate-cone coiled. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is Sedge (Carex). Black pattern is Sedge bark. Diagonal zigzag bands in black.