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Start Over Culture or time period Northwest Coastal People Taxon Xerophyllum tenax
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 2-19057, described as Flexible twined basket with brown design including dogs; plain twined basket with 4 vertical bands with brown rectangular designs; parade of dogs around rim; rush cordage warp, rush material weft; overlay of Xerophyllum tenax and cedar bark. Plaited edge (damaged).
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 2-45257, described as Twined; round but out-of-shape; tule materials and Xerophyllum tenax.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 2-51774, described as Twined and spiral lattice bound, short cylindrical shape. Single band of black and straw-colored pattern. Cedar bark warp (and weft on base), rush material and Xerophyllum tenax in pattern.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 2-66985, described as Globular shape; hazel shoot warp foundation woven with pine root weft; contrasting bands of Xerophyllum tenax leaf and dark brown conifer; crossed warp openwork under rim.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 2-59119, described as Plain twined; about ⅓ completed with rush cordage warp left hanging loose; vertical designs in brown; overlay of cedar bark and Xerophyllum tenax; rush weft.
Hearst Museum object titled Basketry material, accession number 2-59540, described as Bundle. Used for basket making. Xerophyllum tenax leaves.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket with lid, accession number 2-51736a,b, described as Lidded. Design of 2 quadrupeds (wolf?) on sides. Scirpus rush warp and weft, spiral lattice weave with strands of Xerophyllum tenax (beargrass).
Hearst Museum object titled Basket with lid, accession number 2-56554a,b, described as (a) Twined basket. Warp of cedar bark and tule rushes, weft of Xerophyllum tenax; some of weft is colored with commercial dyes to provide design. Dye colors: green, green-blue, and yellow. Main design is multicolored band around center of body.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket with lid, accession number 2-56555a,b, described as (a) Basket, twined. Warp of cedar bark and tule rushes, weft of Xerophyllum tenax; some of weft colored with commercial dyes to provide design; dye colors: violet, dark blue, and green. (b) Lid, knobbed.
Hearst Museum object titled Berry basket, accession number 2-48548, described as Twined, bucket shape. Exterior sides covered with plain straw-colored overlay of Xerophyllum tenax leaf, narrow red band near rim. Loops for cross-lacing. Cedar root warp and weft.

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