Object class: Containers (receptacles) / Collection place: Humboldt County, California / Materials: Hazel shoots - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-1209, described as Unfinished cooking basket. Twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Conifer root (Pinophyta). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax).

Hearst Museum object titled Burden basket, accession number 1-10518, described as Border is tied down with buckskin. Tag: "Nongatl". Per Ralph Shanks: Open-work twined basket bowl. Crossed warp starting knot. Peeled and some unpeeled shoots, possibly hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), warps and peeled shoot wefts. The rim is reinforced with two rods lashed on with a strip of leather. There is a leather strap that forms a handle. Starting at the starting knot there is 2 1/2 inches of plain twining over two warps, followed by two weft rows of three strand twining, followed by plain twining over one warp to the rim. The warps are parallel. The rim is trimmed. The rim has two reinforcing rods on the interior lashed on with buckskin of the type more often seen at the rim of southern Humboldt Athabaskan burden baskets. The workface is on the exterior. The basket has a rightward work direction and an up to the right slant of weft twist.

Hearst Museum object titled Burden basket, accession number 1-10544, described as Very large openwork burden basket. Plain twined, cylindrical shape. Several mends with shoots and cotton fabric. Bottom is more tightly woven; 3-strand twining. Warp ends twined together to form rim at top. Shoots lashed to inside of rim. The strap is of rawhide of deer. Warp and weft are Hazel.

Hearst Museum object titled Burden basket, accession number 1-10589, described as Burden basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Alder or Sedge root. White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax).

Hearst Museum object titled Carrying basket, accession number 1-11659, described as Carrying basket; twined. Warp and weft are Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica). Coarse openwork carrying basket. Smoke blackened, some holes, part of rim broken off. Plain twined. Bottom more closely worked - warp ends braided to form rim. Truncated cone shape.

Hearst Museum object titled Carrying basket, accession number 1-9523, described as Carrying basket; twined. Warp and weft are Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica). Old. Smoke darkened hole in bottom. Rim broken off, little remains. Plain twined. More closely worked near top edge and on bottom. Warps braided to form rim. Truncated cone shape.

Hearst Museum object titled Carrying basket, accession number 1-11695, described as Carrying basket; twined. Warp and weft are Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica). Openwork carrying basket, coarse materials. Smoke darkened and dirty. Rim gone, one hole. Truncated cone shape. Plain twined, bottom more closely worked. Groups of 4 pairs of crossed warps below rim.

Hearst Museum object titled Carrying basket, accession number 1-9309, described as Carrying basket; twined. Warp and weft are Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica). Old. Browned by smoke. Truncated cone. 2 pieces of rim broken off. Plain twined openwork. Warp ends braided to form rim.

Hearst Museum object titled Carrying basket, accession number 1-11757, described as Carrying basket; twined. Warp and weft are Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica). Smoke darkened and grimy. 4 mends, part of rim broken off. Truncated cone shape. Plain twined. Multiple warps. Ends braided together to form rim.