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Hearst Museum object titled Burden basket, accession number 1-720, described as Burden basket; dirty from usage; hole in the bottom has been patched by sewing on a soft piece of buckskin; conical in shape. The bottom 6 cm are 3 strand twining, a single row was placed at 5, 6, 19, and 20 cm from the rim. The 2 rows along the top are sewn over so that large peeled sticks may form a hoop inside the rim. A buckskin thong is tied to the rim. Two tags "Wailaki". Sticker which is outlined in red "2720". Per Ralph Shanks: Twined conical burden basket, used, with no overlay. Warps are a peeled shoot and wefts are conifer root. There are 2 inches of three strand twining at the base followed by 5 3/4 inches of plain twining, followed by one weft row of three strand twining, followed by two rows of plain twining, followed by one row of three strand twining, followed by 5 1/2 inches of plain twining, followed by one row of three strand twining, followed by two rows of plain twining, followed by one row of three strand twining, followed by plain twining to the rim, where there are 2 rows of three strand twining. The rim is trimmed. There is a reinforcing rod wrapped on at the rim by unpeeled shoots. The workface is on the exterior. The basket has an up to the right slant of weft twist and a rightward work direction. This basket lacks designs as do Yuki mortar hoppers, and could possibly be Yuki instead of Wailaki.
Hearst Museum object titled Burden basket, accession number 1-728, described as Burden basket. Dusty, in good condition. White 2-faced overlay, narrow stripes and horizontal zigzag band nearest top. Narrow zigzag bands in large v-shaped and zigzag patterns. 2 parallel single line zigzag design nearest bottom. Hoop lashed inside basket edge with buckskin strap about 76 cm long. 2 small hoops lattice woven to inside near the bottom. Tip of the basket was begun with 1 buckskin weft. Plain twining, except in the bottom 8.5 cm which is done in 3-strand twining. Three tags: "Wailaki". Per Ralph Shanks: Twined burden basket, used. . Crossed warp starting knot. The basket has peeled shoot warps with beargrass overlay. There are several patches in different materials including redbud, cotton string, and leather. A rod is lashed on with leather on the interior of the rim. A 27 inch long leather strap is on one side of the rim and is attached 1/2 inch below the rim. There is one rod that is lattice twined for two rows on to the interior bottom of the basket. From the bottom of the basket above the leather there is three strand twining for 4 inches, followed by plain twining for the rest of the basket. The rim is trimmed. The slant of weft twist is up to the right; the work direction is to the right. The workface is on the exterior. The overlay is two sided, with the primary design on the exterior. The basket undulates.
Hearst Museum object titled Carrying basket, accession number 1-9575, described as Conical carrying basket, ornamented and not openwork. Rim strengthened with rod bound with hide. Tag: "Yuki". Per Ralph Shanks: Conical twined burden basket. Used, with stains and debris. The basket has a crossed warp starting knot. The warps are peeled shoots. The wefts are unpeeled bear grass overlay designs and a background of conifer root. The first inch and a half wefts are leather. There are three reinforcing rods in the interior of the base and one at the rim, held on by leather. The design is diagonal zigzags up to below the rim. Directly below the rim there is a horizontal band of stacked triangles and trapezoids, in the style of a primary band. These designs are common in the Wailaki, Lassik, and Yuki areas. Starting at the base the basket has three strand twining alternating with plain twining once at the base, and then plain twining to the rim, where there is one row of three strand twining. The basket slightly undulates. The rim is trimmed. There is leather lashing a large interior reinforcing rod to the rim. The overlay is primarily on the exterior with some visible on the interior. The basket has an exterior workface, a rightward direction, and an up to the right slant of weft twist. There is a hair woven into the basket around five inches below the rim. Per the 1900 US census, George Block from Round Valley is Wailaki. There is no record of a Nanny Block; George Block's wife's name on the census is Ellen, who is also noted as Wailaki. Since the collection note states that this basket was collected from "Wife of Geo. Block" it is assumed it is Ellen that is being referred to. The basket has characteristics that match Wailaki, Lassik, and Yuki techniques and materials, but based on the Census data it is likely this is a Wailaki basket.
Hearst Museum object titled Charm, accession number 1-4383, described as Rhomboid charm thread-cross of tules with three pendant cocoons of the silk moth Antheraea polyphemus, Cramer.
Hearst Museum object titled Charm, accession number 1-2572, described as Owl foot charm.
Hearst Museum object titled Cloak, accession number 1-735, described as Made of deer skin.
Hearst Museum object titled Cooking basket, accession number 1-517, described as Fine weave. Ragged edges, quite worn from use and very grimy. Three strand twining 7 cm radius from start of basket. Several tears, one patched. Two tags "Wailaki". Per Ralph Shanks: Twined cooking bowl, used, with no apparent designs. There is a repair at base, patched with splints, the use of splints is typical in Wailaki and Yuki coiled baskets. Crossed warp start, in a non-perpendicular Southern Humboldt Athabaskan style. Warps are a peeled shoot and wefts are conifer root. There are 2.5 inches of wide three strand twining at the base. The rest of the basket is plain twined. The rim is trimmed. The workface is on the exterior. The basket has an up to the right slant of weft twist and a rightward work direction.
Hearst Museum object titled Cooking basket, accession number 1-12114, described as Very small cylindrical cooking basket. Dirty, but not very worn. White stripes, horizontal. 3 strand twining, 2.5 - 3 cm radius from start. Tag "Wailaki". Per Ralph Shanks: Basket bowl, possibly for storage, with some debris at the bottom of the basket. Probably crossed warp start. The warp material is a peeled shoot; the wefts are conifer root with an overlay design in beargrass. Starting at the starting knot there is three strand twining for about 1 1/4 inches, followed by plain twining to the rim. The rim is trimmed with some slight protrusions from the warp sticks. The basket somewhat undulates. The work direction is to the right, with an exterior workface and up to the right slant of weft twist. There are six plain horizontal bands of beargrass overlay design. The overlay is double sided.
Hearst Museum object titled Cooking basket, accession number 1-12099, described as Cylindrical twined cooking basket. Very grimy from use. Overlay design, 2-faced. Lower portion: rectangles "hanging" by line extending from upper right hand corner with smaller rectangle and triangle extending diagonally below from lower left corner. Upper portion: small "hanging" rectangles with a line extended at right angles from lower left hand corner to a dotted line below. 3-strand twining. Samuel A. Barrett "field notes, p. 33: cnecs". Tag: "Wailaki". Per Ralph Shanks: Twined mush/serving basket, used. Crossed warp start, not a traditional wrapped Northwest California style starting knot, with some warps exposed from under the wrapping material. The warp material is a peeled shoot, possibly willow; the wefts are conifer root with an overlay design in beargrass. Starting at the starting knot there is one inch of three strand twining, followed by an 1 1/4 inch of plain twining, followed by two rows of three strand, followed by 1/2 inch of plain twining, followed by two rows of three strand twining, followed by 3 1/2 inches of plain twining, followed by one row of three strand twining, followed by 1/2 inch of plain twining, followed by one row of three strand twining, followed by plain twining to the rim, which has one row of three strand twining. The rim is trimmed with about half of the warp sticks protruding above the rim. The basket somewhat undulates. The work direction is to the right, with an exterior workface and up to the right slant of weft twist. The overlay is irregularly double-sided, with the main design on the exterior.
Hearst Museum object titled Cooking basket, accession number 1-12190, described as Cylindrical cooking basket with hoop at border. Almost completely overlaid in 2-faced overlay. White ground has reddish-purple designs; a horizontal stripe near the top; below are 3 parallel bands of rhomboid shapes, each bisected by a plain brown row. 3-strand twining 3 cm radius from start; overlay begins 4 cm from start. Top three rows are not overlaid; peeled shoots sewn on to form rim. "Bele tcecto" per catalog card. Tag: "Wailaki". Per Ralph Shanks: Twined cooking basket, used. Crossed warp start, slightly indented, with the warp sticks in a non-Northwest California style. Peeled shoot warps, with conifer root wefts and a beargrass and maidenhair fern overlay. The rim is wrapped, with reinforcing rods. The basket undulates. The overlay is two sided, with the exterior workface as the primary side. The basket has a rightward work direction with an up to the right slant of weft twist. The location of manufacture is "north of Blocksburg" which is not Wailaki territory, this area is in the Lassik or possibly Nongatl area. This suggests that the basket is possibly Lassik or Nongatl.

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