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Hearst Museum object titled Tobacco basket, accession number 1-1674, described as Tobacco basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Conifer root (Pinophyta). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Black pattern is Maidenhair fern (Adiantum pedatum). Appears unused. Plain twined. Almost completely overlain. Mostly single faced overlay. Several floats on reverse. White Xerophyllum tenax and black maidenhair fern. Tree design.
Hearst Museum object titled Tobacco basket, accession number 1-1987, described as Tobacco basket; twined. Warp is peeled Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Natural color, with one brown band near base.
Hearst Museum object titled Tobacco basket, accession number 1-330, described as Plain twined "tobacco" basket. Bands and broad vertical zigzag pattern in light brown. Three tags "N.W. Calif.", "Klamath R. Tribes att.", "27". Per Ralph Shanks: Twined, globular basket with constricted mouth. Crossed warp starting knot, indented. The warp material is probably hazel. The weft material is conifer root. The weft overlay design is in beargrass. Starting at the starting knot, there is 2.5 inches of plain twining, followed by 1 weft row of three strand twining, followed by 1 weft row of plain twining, followed by 1 weft row of three strand twining. Plain twining continues to the rim where there is 1 weft row of three strand twining, with the remnants of 1 more weft row of three strand twining. The rim is trimmed. There is a reinforcing rod on the inside. The main design is five vertical zigzags outlined in triangles. The workface is on the exterior. The overlay is single-sided, with the design on the exterior. The basket has an up to the right slant of weft twist. The basket is from Northwest California.
Hearst Museum object titled Tobacco basket, accession number 1-2949, described as Jar-shaped tobacco basket with cover fastened by rawhide. Vertical zigzag bands. Tag: "NW Calif". Second tag "250.". Per Ralph Shanks: Twined man's tobacco storage basket. Globular basket A) with constricted mouth and B) lid. The lid is fastened to the basket by leather straps tied over it. The following description is for A): Crossed warp starting knot. The warp material is probably willow. The weft material is conifer root. The weft overlay design background is in beargrass, with the confer root left with no overlay as the design. Starting at the starting knot, there are 2 inches of plain twining, followed by 1 weft row of three strand twining, plain twining continues to the rim. The rim is trimmed. The lid, B), has the same materials and weaving techniques, with the exception of the twining which is from the starting knot two weft rows of three strand twining, followed by plain twining for 1⅓ inches followed by a single weft row of three strand twining, followed by plain twining to the rim. The main design on A) is seven pairs of vertical zigzags. The workface is on the exterior. The overlay is single-sided, with the design on the exterior. Both baskets have a rightward work direction and an up to the right slant of weft twist. The basket is from Northwestern California. There is a hair woven into the basket.
Hearst Museum object titled Tobacco basket, accession number 1-2439, described as Tobacco basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Conifer root (Pinophyta). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Black dye is Maidenhair fern (Adiantum pedatum). Globose, plain twining, bands of horizontal and vertical stripes, 3 buckskin thong loops near rim (a fourth has come off). Grimy from use. One horizontal break near rim.
Hearst Museum object titled Tobacco basket, accession number 1-11569, described as Tobacco basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Black dye Maidenhair fern (Adiantum pedatum).
Hearst Museum object titled Tobacco basket, accession number 1-427, described as Tobacco basket, twined. Two design bands of zigzag, one band of diagonal hatching, broad band of alternating pine root and xerophyllum tenax, similar narrower band near base of basket. Hazel shoot warps exposed 1.1 cm below the mouth. Tag "Klamath River Tribes Unsp.". Cloth tag "124". Per Ralph Shanks: Twined tobacco basket, missing the lid. The warps are crossed at the starting knot. The warp material is probably hazel. The wefts are conifer root with beargrass overlay. At the base there is plain twining to the edge, where there is one weft row of three strand twining. Plain twining then continues to just below the rim, where there are exposed warps, followed by three weft rows of plain twining, and the last weft row is three strand twining. The design begins at the edge of the base, with alternating beargrass; the next design is two horizontal zigzag lines in conifer root above and below a horizontal row of slashes. At the rim there are vertical lines of beargrass and conifer root alternating. The basket has an up to the right slant of weft twist. The basket has a rightward work direction with an exterior workface. The basket is from Northwestern California. The beargrass design is typical of tobacco baskets from Northwest California.
Hearst Museum object titled Tobacco basket, accession number 1-1888, described as Tobacco basket; twined. Warp is peeled Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Height: 14 cm, Diameter: 13.5 cm
Hearst Museum object titled Tobacco basket, accession number 1-1477, described as Tobacco basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Conifer root (Pinophyta). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Black pattern is Maidenhair fern (Adiantum pedatum). Grimy from use. Plain twined upper, white and black overlay design. White floated on back. Bottom done in 3 strand and twilled twining.
Hearst Museum object titled Tobacco basket, accession number 1-11853, described as Tobacco basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana). Draw string at rim for lid; dark brown horizontal band decoration.

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