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Hearst Museum object titled Burden basket, accession number 1-10518, described as Border is tied down with buckskin. Tag: "Nongatl". Per Ralph Shanks: Open-work twined basket bowl. Crossed warp starting knot. Peeled and some unpeeled shoots, possibly hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), warps and peeled shoot wefts. The rim is reinforced with two rods lashed on with a strip of leather. There is a leather strap that forms a handle. Starting at the starting knot there is 2 1/2 inches of plain twining over two warps, followed by two weft rows of three strand twining, followed by plain twining over one warp to the rim. The warps are parallel. The rim is trimmed. The rim has two reinforcing rods on the interior lashed on with buckskin of the type more often seen at the rim of southern Humboldt Athabaskan burden baskets. The workface is on the exterior. The basket has a rightward work direction and an up to the right slant of weft twist.
Hearst Museum object titled Burden basket, accession number 1-2533, described as Small, close-woven. 3 Tags "Lassik" Per Ralph Shanks: Twined conical burden/gathering basket, used. Crossed warp starting knot. Warps are a peeled shoot and the wefts are conifer root (Pinophyta) with a beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax) overlay, a leather strap and leather lashing at the rim. Starting at the starting knot there is three strand twining for 2 1/4 inches, followed by plain twining to the rim. The rim is trimmed, with the warp sticks extending up to 1/8 of an inch, the rim has a reinforcing rod in the interior lashed on with leather with a rod affixed at the top/interior of the rim with leather lashing, which is threaded through the wefts of the basket. Ten horizontal design bands including plain, zigzag, and triangles. At the rim there is a design of 2 bands of horizontal triangles bordered above and below by a plain beargrass band.The basket has an exterior workface. The overlay is primarily on the exterior and some irregularly on the interior. The slant of weft twist is up to the right; the work direction is to the right. The basket undulates.
Hearst Museum object titled Carrying basket, accession number 1-2534, described as Close-woven. Tag "Lassik". Second tag "Lassik". Per Ralph Shanks: Twined conical burden basket, used. Crossed warp starting knot. Warps are a peeled shoot and the wefts are conifer root Pinophyta) with a beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax) overlay, a leather strap and leather lashing at the rim. Starting at the starting knot there is three strand twining for 3 1/2 inches, followed by plain twining up to one row below the rim, where there is one weft row of three strand twining. The rim is trimmed, with a rod affixed at the top/interior of the rim with leather lashing, which is threaded through the wefts of the basket. The basket has a small reinforcing rod in the interior base. The design, starting at the base, is one horizontal row of triangles, followed by one plain horizontal row, followed by one horizontal band of zigzags, followed by a lesser band of zigzags, followed by one plain horizontal row, followed by one horizontal row of triangles. The basket has an exterior workface. The overlay is on the exterior and irregularly on the interior. The slant of weft twist is up to the right; the work direction is to the right. The basket undulates.
Hearst Museum object titled Carrying basket, accession number 1-2528, described as Openwork. Tags "Lassik" and "kailtsai" Per Ralph Shanks: Open work twined conical burden basket with carrying strap, probably used. Crossed warp starting knot, formed by 2 bundles of warps crossed by 2 bundles of warps. Warp and wefts are peeled shoots, probably willow (Salix). Starting at the starting knot there is about 2 inches of close weft plain twining, followed by openwork plain twining over parrallel warps to 1 inch below the rim, where there is a pattern of crossed warps alternating with parallel warps. Rim is trimmed with 1 rod affixed with leather lashing in the Lassik style to the interior. Carrying strap affixed with leather ties.The basket has an exterior workface. The slant of weft twist is up to the right; the work direction is to the right. The basket has one flat side.
Hearst Museum object titled Cradle, accession number 1-16570, described as Baby basket; twined. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is yellow Pine. Rim bound with same and leather. Dirty and coming apart. Scoop-shaped. Open twined work. Groups of 2 or 3 close rows of plain twining, with another row slanted the opposite direction. Rim hoop of peeled shoots is sewn on to 3 sides, but not to top. Loops and ties are made of buckskin, except for one made of dark cotton.
Hearst Museum object titled Cradle, accession number 1-12852, described as Cradle; twined. Warp and weft are unpeeled Willow (Salix). Willow hoop bound with leather.
Hearst Museum object titled Hair tie, accession number 1-2046, described as Hair ties made of obsidian, juniper berry, deerskin and beargrass. Crescent abalone bead on on side.

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