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Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-4117, described as Coiled, basin shaped, two horizontal zigzags in dark red on sides. 6-pointed star-like pattern on base. Slight food soiling on interior. "Cut in rim made by Isabel Kelly to del." Foundation bundle of split shoots, sewing strands of split peeled shoots with designs in redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Coiled shallow basket with flaring sides, with residue. The start is twined. The warps are rods and splints. The wefts are peeled redbud as a background and unpeeled redbud designs. At the base the background wefts are sedge (Carex). There are random rectangles. The rim is plain wrapped with a blunt coil ending, with four overstiches, with the warps clipped. The weft fag ends are clipped or bound under and the weft moving ends are concealed. On the exterior the wefts are less than 5% split and the interior wefts are less than 50% split. The basket has an exterior workface, a rightward work direction, and a down to the right slant of weft twist. Based on the use of sedge this is probably not Yuki made, it may be Wailaki.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-12163, described as Per Ralph Shanks and Justin Underhill: 3 tags with cat #, 1 with Wailaki globular hanging(?) basket with cross warp start that has 4 warp rows on each side, stacked perpendicularly and wrapped diagonally in one direction. The warp and weft sticks are peeled shoots, basket is plain twined over 2 to 4 warp rows. At the rim there are 3 more closely spaced rows of plain twining. Warps are closely trimmed. A 2-ply piece of twine is tied around the weft rows of the rim, possibly intended to hang the basket. Uneven surface to the basket. Work direction is rightward, slant of weft twist is up and to the right. On interior of basket there are numerous warp sticks protruding. The basket appears to have been used. Globose openwork basket. In good condition. Twill twining; 3 rows of close twining at rim; a 2-ply fiber string (aboriginal?) tied onto rim as a handle.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-12118, described as Open plate form basket. Very fragile, quite worn, breaks in several places. Plain weave, close at start, then open weave (3 rows at the top more closely woven than most of basket). Tag: "1196". Tag "Wailaki". Per Ralph Shanks: Flaring openwork plain twined basket, used. Crossed warp start. The warps and wefts are willow or some other peeled shoot. The plain twining is over multiple warps for the first inch. The warps are primarily parallel. The last three weft rows are closely spaced. The rim is trimmed. The basket has an exterior workface, a rightward work direction, and an up to the right slant of weft twist.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-11979, described as Very old much worn hemispherical, parching basket. Two tags: "Yuki" Per Ralph Shanks: Coiled parching basket that has had broken bottom replaced with twined patch. The patch was stitched on with a possibly non- native material. The basket has food debris. The warps are rods and splints. The basket has peeled redbud background wefts and unpeeled redbud design wefts. The design is horizontal bands of unpeeled redbud. The rim is missing. The basket has an exterior workface. There are many split stitches on the backface. The weft fag ends are bound under, with the moving ends concealed. The basket has a rightward work direction and a down to the right slant of weft twist. The work direction, materials and techniques used in the basket are consistent with Yuki manufacture. The twined patch at the base of the basket is said to have been taken from an old Wailaki basket, per Samuel Barrett's informants. The patch is plain twined with an up to the right slant of weft twist. The wefts may be conifer root. The warps are peeled shoot.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-12090, described as Per Ralph Shanks and Justin Underhill: 3 tags with cat #, 1 with Wailaki twined open-work hanging basket. Cross warp starting knot done with 2 pairs of widely spaced warp sticks. The basket is plain twined to the rim, with the uppermost weft rows being closely alligned with one another. The basket is irregularly shaped with a rightward work direction and the wefts are up to the right slant of weft twist. Rim is trimmed with most warp sticks extending above the rim about 1/8-1/4 inch. The basket has a commercial rope/string tied to it so the basket can be hung. The warp rows have 1 to 3 warp sticks. The material is peeled shoots, possibly willow. Fibre strand found in the last weft row from the rim about 2 inches from the rope handle. Hemispherical openwork basket. In good condition, just dusty. Plain twining, weft ends turned to parallel a warp up to the top. 2 rows of close twining at the rim, with cut warps extending above. 3 strands of commercial cotton twine knotted together and tied to basket edge as a handle.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-12075, described as Per Ralph Shanks and Justin Underhill: 3 tags with cat #, 1 with Wailaki A globular, open work twined hanging basket, 8.5 inches tall. Used (debris on the bottom and exterior fibres at bottom look worn). Warp and weft are peeled shoots except for 2 areas where the shoot is unpeeled. Cross-warp start, followed by 1.5 inches of open-work plain twining, followed by 3 closely spaced weft rows of 3 strand twining, followed by plain twining to the rim. Between the last 2 visible weft rows there are cross-warps. The rim is wrapped and is formed by 2 rows of peeled shoot weft material, topped by a reinforcing rod and then wrapped all around the rim. Between the last 2 visible rows, a cotton rope has been threaded through and tied off to create a handle. There is an exterior work face with a rightward work direction, slant of west twist is up and to the right. Old cylindrical plain twined openwork basket with hoop about border. Dirty from use but not very worn. There are 3 rows of 3-strand twining from 4.5 - 5.5 cm from basket start. Hoop sewn solidly to top edge. Handle of cotton fabric tied on.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket and strap, accession number 1-12097a,b, described as (a) Openwork twined burden basket with (b) carrying strap. Mixed plain and twill twining. Warp ends turned to parallel a weft to the top. 4 rows more closely plain twined at the top. Stick hoop lashed inside edge with buckskin. Soft buckskin sewn to round bottom area of basket, also tied with strips of cotton fabric and twine (native?). Basket has rounded conical shape. Packstrap is wide, thick, heavy leather band, tied on with leather strips. 2 Tags say Wailaki, a second tag says 1084. Per Ralph Shanks: Openwork Wailaki burden basket, heavily used, with a large attached carrying strap. Basket warps and wefts are peeled shoots. Cross warp starting knot. Primarily plain twined with some diagonal twining. From 1 to 5 warp sticks are brought up vertically to construct the basket. At the rim the warp sticks are trimmed and the reinforcing rod is lashed with leather to the basket in the classic Wailaki burden basket style. The base of the basket is wrapped with leather/buckskin to protect the bottom of the basket, it is not a repair as the basket is not broken. Weft is up to right weft twist with a rightward work direction. Exterior work face. There is a large carrying strap made of heavy leather. The strap is attached 17 inches above the start. In addition to the strap there are 2 other ties, one made of leather, the other made of cloth.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket material, accession number 1-734a-c, described as Pine roots, elder twigs, grass
Hearst Museum object titled Basketry material, accession number 1-12092, described as Bundle of pine roots, split.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket tray, accession number 1-746, described as Tray basket, dirty and worn from use. Coiled. Third row from rim done in red; dotted rows at 4 and 5 cm from top; 8 cm from rim is a row part red, then dotted; 2 more red rows at 12 and 13 cm from edge. One tag: "Wailaki att." Two Tags: "Wailaki". Per Ralph Shanks: Coiled basket bowl, with food debris. Tight spiral start, overstitched. The coil foundation is splints only. The wefts are peeled redbud and the design is unpeeled redbud. The weft fag ends are bound under. The moving ends are trimmed with some concealed. The stitches are non-interlocking. There are some split stitches on the work face and approximately 50% split stitches on the back face. The rim is plain wrapped, with a blunt coil ending. The workface is on the exterior, the work direction is to the right. The slant of weft twist is down to the right. The characteristics of the basket do not rule out either a Yuki or Wailaki maker.

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