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Hearst Museum object titled Acorn meal basket, accession number 1-11744, described as Acorn meal basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Strengthening withes of Hazel. Grimy from use. Plain twined. Single faced overlay.

Hearst Museum object titled Acorn meal basket, accession number 1-11674, described as Acorn meal basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Strengthening withes of Hazel. Coated with grime from use. Hole at bottom mended with coated canvas in middle, sewn on with string. Plain twined. Single faced overlay.

Hearst Museum object titled Acorn meal basket, accession number 1-9375, described as Acorn meal basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Wornout center mended with inserted piece of basketry. Very dirty from use. Plain twined, white overlay. Design difficult to discern. Formerly had a lattice twined reinforcing rod on the bottom. Insert: Same as basket; with black Maidenhair (Adiantum pedatum) dye.

Hearst Museum object titled Acorn meal basket, accession number 1-9512, described as Acorn meal basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Strengthening withes of Hazel. Grimy from use. Some sewing of fraying rim. Plain twined. some scaffolding still attached to back. Single faced overlay.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-11742, described as Basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Close woven conical basket. Large, rounded bottom. Breaks at bottom, near rim. Dirty from use. White overlay floats on back. Lower portion of basket bands of vertical stripes. Portion of main design sketched below. Motif runs in diagonal bands. Dried leaves inside.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket and tobacco, accession number 1-1887, described as Tobacco basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Red pattern is Maidenhair (Adiantum pedatum). Light bands on dark ground. Lid missing. With tobacco inside.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket and tobacco, accession number 1-1182, described as Tobacco basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Brown dye is the inner bark is Sugar pine root. Leather carrying thongs attached to rim.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket and tobacco, accession number 1-1599, described as Pitched tobacco basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana). Twined body of container with sewn-on leather top; drawstring closure. Extra leather string tied to drawstring. Full of tobacco inside.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket with lid, accession number 1-11834a,b, described as Tobacco basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana) and Hazel. White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax).

Hearst Museum object titled Burden basket, accession number 1-1479, described as Seed gathering basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Conical with flat bottom. Flexible plain twined. 3 strand twined bottom. White overlay floated on back. Lower one - third bands of vertical stripes. Major motif: Vertically zigzagging parallelograms.