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Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-3052, described as Basket; coiled. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is Sedge (Carex). Black pattern is Sedge. Three black zigzag bands. Red and black feathers, shell beads.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-4112, described as Basket with string handle; coiled. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is Sedge (Carex). Black pattern is Sedge. Vertical triangle and zigzag patterns in black.

Hearst Museum object titled Cooking basket, accession number 1-4100, described as Cooking basket; twined. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is yellow Pine. White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Red pattern is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Plain twined. Two winding double bands in dark red. Globose shape. Dirty. All overlay except rim and base. Stepped rectangles of redbud on white ground. 2-faced overlay. 3-strand twining: one row, second from the top; 0 - 4 cm from start; approximately 6.5 - 7 cm from start.

Hearst Museum object titled Storage basket, accession number 1-20873, described as Deep flexible twined basket with design in dark red. Shows some wear. Rim broken in several places. Almost completely overlaid except for very bottom. 2-faced overlay, red on white. Elaborate designs. Upper area: V-shaped, combination of triangles and parallelograms. Lower area: right-angled up and down steps bisected by diagonal lines, triangle opposite angle of line turning downwards. Mostly plain twined; some 3-strand twining occurs. Small hoop of shoots is stitched to top to form rim. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is possibly Sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana). White pattern is Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax), black pattern is Maidenhair (Adiantum pedatum). Rim hoop Willow (Salix).