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Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-16557, described as Basket; twined. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is yellow Pine. White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Black color is Maidenhair fern (Adiantum pedatum). Red color is Chain fern (Woodwardia spinulosa) dyed in Alder (Alnus rubra). Large, deep, twined. Worn from use. Red overlay coming off. White, red, and black overlay, 2-faced; diagonal sawtooth bands, some containing diamonds; flanked by diagonal rows of triangles. Mostly plain twined. 3-strand twining occurs: 4 cm radius from start, 3 rows begin 5.5 cm out, 2 rows at 8 cm out, 2 rows at 10 cm out, 3 rows at 11.5 cm out, 2 rows at 13 cm out, 1 row at 15 cm out, 2 rows at 17 cm out, 2 rows at 19 cm from start.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-16563, described as Basket; twined. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is yellow Pine. White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Twined, small, shallow. Grimy from use. Part of rim broken off, and a horizontal break of warp. White overlay ground for brown design. Two lattice-woven grass stems divide design horizontally. Overlay single-faced. Mostly plain twined. 3-strand twining at 0-4 cm from start; 1 row at 5.5 cm from start; 2 rows at 7.5-8 cm from start.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket tray, accession number 1-16553, described as Basket; twined. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is yellow Pine. White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Flat twined tray basket. Grimy and worn from use. White 2-faced overlay sawtooth design around rim. Mostly plain twined. 3-strand twining occurs: about 5 cm radius from start, 6.5 - 8 cm from start, and 13 cm from start (2 rows).

Hearst Museum object titled Bowl basket, accession number 1-2302, described as Basket; twined. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is yellow Pine. White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Twined, bowl-shaped. Grimy from use. 1-faced white overlay design, with lattice-twined grass stems dividing design. Three-strand twining for 1.5 cm radius from start; 2 single rows at approximately 5.5 and 6 cm from start.

Hearst Museum object titled Burden basket, accession number 1-16544, described as Burden basket; twined. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is yellow Pine. White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Red pattern is Chain fern (Adiantum pedatum) in Alder (Alnus rubra). Rim bound with grape (Vitus californica). Small, twined. Grimy from use. Hoop broken in one spot. 2-faced red and white overlay. All-over stepped design. Below rim, a white band with a geometric motif repeated. Mostly plain twining. 3-strand twining occurs from the bottom up 7 cm; also the two top rows. Hoop stitched to the top. Inside the bottom scaffolding remains the bottom 12 cm. The packstrap is of blue denim and is tied on with buckskin thongs.

Hearst Museum object titled Burden basket, accession number 1-16541, described as Openwork basket; twined. Warp is possibly Poison oak (Toxicodendron diversilobum), weft is yellow pine and Grape roots (Vitus californica). Willow (Salix) rim. Small, openwork. Dirty and worn from use. One portion of rim broken off. Plain twined. 3- strand twining on bottom. 3 closely plain twined rows at top. Warp ends braided together to form rim. A hoop is lashed inside the rim with cord. Carrying strap is a piece of fabric, attached by cord loops.

Hearst Museum object titled Cooking basket, accession number 1-16567, described as Cooking basket; twined. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is yellow Pine. White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Black dye is Maidenhair fern (Adiantum pedatum). Red color is Chain fern (Woodwardia spinulosa) dyed in Alder (Alnus rubra). Similar (to 1-16566?); "(small, deep, narrow at top)" added in pen. Globose. Mostly overlay, 2-faced, red and black on white ground. Dotted triangles on red/brown. White designs on bottom. Mostly plain twined. 3-strand twining occurs: top 3 rows, approximately 2.5 cm from start.

Hearst Museum object titled Cooking basket, accession number 1-16568, described as Cooking basket; twined. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is yellow Pine. White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Black dye is Maidenhair fern (Adiantum pedatum). Red color is Chain fern (Woodwardia spinulosa) dyed in Alder (Alnus rubra). Small, shallow, twined; very fine finish. One horizontal break of warps. Almost completely overlaid. 2-faced overlay in white, black, and alder red. Design consists of 4 sets of 2 parallel stacks of zigzagging quadrilaterals; concentric circles of vertical and dotted stripes on bottom. 3-strand twined on bottom where not overlaid.

Hearst Museum object titled Cooking basket, accession number 1-2301, described as Cooking basket; twined. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is yellow Pine. White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Red dye is Chain fern (Woodwardia spinulosa) in alder (Alnus rubra). Bowl-shaped. Twined, mostly plain weave. 2-faced overlay, red on white ground. Three-strand twined from the start out for 2 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Cooking basket, accession number 1-16569, described as Cooking basket; twined. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is yellow Pine. White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Black dye is Maidenhair fern (Adiantum pedatum). Very small, deep, twined. Dirty from use. Globular shape. Mainly overlay; redbud on white, 2-faced; horizontally zigzagging parallelograms. Mostly plain weave. 3-strand twining for 1.5 cm radius from start; also approximately 3-3.5 cm from start.