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Hearst Museum object titled Cooking basket, accession number 1-9933, described as Cooking basket; coiled. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is Sedge (Carex). Pattern is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Decoration: long black meander design, arranged horizontally. Design material is bracken fern root. 3-rod coiling with stitches split on interior face and herringbone border stitch at rim.

Hearst Museum object titled Cooking basket, accession number 1-9934, described as Cooking basket; coiled. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is Sedge (Carex). Pattern is Brake fern (Pteris quilina).

Hearst Museum object titled Food tray, accession number 1-9937, described as Food tray basket; coiled. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is Sedge (Carex). Flat in form and described when first collected as being old. A piece of rope is attached. There is no decoration. Single-rod coiling with interlocking stitches.