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Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-70234, described as Coiled, globular. Tags "# 2 Mission Gift NTT" second tag "2 Lwy [spelling questionable] Mission". Per Ralph Shanks: Coiled globular basket. Deergrass bundle foundation. Orange juncus background wefts with black dyed juncus and sumac designs. The design is geometric zigzags/frets coming from the bottom. Exterior workface with a rightward work direction with primarily bound under weft fag ends with some clipped fag ends. The rim is plain wrapped and the coil ending is slightly tapered. There is a hair woven into basket. Based on the design, materials, and weft fag ends this basket is attributed to Cahuilla.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-70101, described as Coiled, oval.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-195000, described as Coiled; incurved rim; repeat insect-like design (lacking head) in dark material around edge.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-70092, described as Plaque.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-216908, described as Bottom missing, coiled, encircling band of wide rectangles in red-brown material; top broken and missing sections.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-70097, described as Coiled, plate shape.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-216907, described as Bottom missing, coiled, 4 vertical bands of connected rectangles in red-brown material.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-70100, described as Coiled, globular.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-70184, described as Coiled, plate shape. Per Ralph Shanks: Small coiled basket tray. Rightward work direction. Deergrass bundle foundation. Wefts are juncus, tan, orange, and dyed black. Mixture of clipped and bound under weft fag ends. The design is a band of alternating trapezoids and triangles. Plain wrapped rim. Based on the mixed bound under and clipped fag ends and the design layout the basket is most likely Cahuilla.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-70084, described as Coiled, plate shape.

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