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Hearst Museum object titled Burden basket, accession number TB-52, described as Per Ralph Shanks: Conical burden basket. Willow warps. Basket has leather and cloth straps and the bottom has a canvas cover. There is an oval hole near bottom. There is some unpeeled willow halfway up on side of basket. Weft is probably willow. Reinforcing rod is attached to rim. Rod is lashed to bent over warps. Commercial twine holding canvas down. Burden baskets of the Sierra Miwok have an up-to-the-right slant of weft twist. This basket has a down-to-the-right slant of weft twist. This is typical of Northern Paiute baskets, including the Mono Lake Mono Paiute. This has the Paiute downward weft slant and looks like classic Paiute burden baskets. The rim is not attached in the distinctive Washoe manner.
Hearst Museum object titled Burden basket, accession number 2-33534, described as Close diagonal twined with 4 courses of 3 strand twine. Has wire bound to rim.
Hearst Museum object titled Burden basket, accession number 2-33979, described as Diagonal twined. 2 identical brown bands of negative diamond designs.
Hearst Museum object titled Burden basket, accession number 1-28203, described as Open twined.
Hearst Museum object titled Burden basket, accession number 1-71472, described as Diagonal twining.
Hearst Museum object titled Burden basket, accession number 1-64984, described as Twined.
Hearst Museum object titled Burden basket, accession number 2-48381, described as Conical, openwork diagonal twining. Made of willow shoot.
Hearst Museum object titled Burden basket, accession number 1-28204, described as Conical; diagonal twine.
Hearst Museum object titled Burden basket, accession number 2-33980, described as Diagonal twined. 5 bands of different designs; leather loop on side.
Hearst Museum object titled Burden basket, accession number 2-48499, described as Cone shape with geometric design in dark brown on natural ground; badly broken at lower end, upper edge, and around rim. Made with willow warp and weft; diagonal twined.

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