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Hearst Museum object titled Burden basket, accession number 1-16544, described as Burden basket; twined. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is yellow Pine. White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Red pattern is Chain fern (Adiantum pedatum) in Alder (Alnus rubra). Rim bound with grape (Vitus californica). Small, twined. Grimy from use. Hoop broken in one spot. 2-faced red and white overlay. All-over stepped design. Below rim, a white band with a geometric motif repeated. Mostly plain twining. 3-strand twining occurs from the bottom up 7 cm; also the two top rows. Hoop stitched to the top. Inside the bottom scaffolding remains the bottom 12 cm. The packstrap is of blue denim and is tied on with buckskin thongs.

Hearst Museum object titled Cooking basket, accession number 1-16567, described as Cooking basket; twined. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is yellow Pine. White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Black dye is Maidenhair fern (Adiantum pedatum). Red color is Chain fern (Woodwardia spinulosa) dyed in Alder (Alnus rubra). Similar (to 1-16566?); "(small, deep, narrow at top)" added in pen. Globose. Mostly overlay, 2-faced, red and black on white ground. Dotted triangles on red/brown. White designs on bottom. Mostly plain twined. 3-strand twining occurs: top 3 rows, approximately 2.5 cm from start.

Hearst Museum object titled Cooking basket, accession number 1-16568, described as Cooking basket; twined. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is yellow Pine. White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Black dye is Maidenhair fern (Adiantum pedatum). Red color is Chain fern (Woodwardia spinulosa) dyed in Alder (Alnus rubra). Small, shallow, twined; very fine finish. One horizontal break of warps. Almost completely overlaid. 2-faced overlay in white, black, and alder red. Design consists of 4 sets of 2 parallel stacks of zigzagging quadrilaterals; concentric circles of vertical and dotted stripes on bottom. 3-strand twined on bottom where not overlaid.

Hearst Museum object titled Cooking basket, accession number 1-16565, described as Cooking basket; twined. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is yellow Pine. White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Red pattern is Chain fern (Woodwardia spinulosa) in alder (Alnus rubra). Similar (to 1-16564?); smaller; "(small deep, narrow at top)" added in pen. Very grimy from use. Globose shape. Horizontal dotted and solid stripes. White and red overlay, 2-faced, on brown. Mostly plain twined. 3-strand twining occurs: approximately 2 cm out from start; 1 row approximately 4 cm from start; top 2 rows, forming a rim.