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Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 2-61997, described as Round basket with square base. Made of brown ash; checker plaited. Damage: hole in one corner.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 2-61988, described as Rectangular, with one side rising higher into triangular shape, topped by loop for hanging. Ash strip connects front of basket with opposite triangle-shaped side, threaded through top of triangle to anchor hanging loop. Made of brown ash; blue, green, natural, checker plaited.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 2-71712, described as Basket with round rim and base (rim is wider than the base). Rim is reinforced with two main strips and held in place by small nails and staples. The basket has a handle which rises 13 cm. above the rim. HT: 12 cm. Width: 27 cm at rim, 19.5 cm at base.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 2-61985, described as Square, with round fastened lid. Made of brown ash; blue checker plaited, ornamented with braids of sweetgrass. Written on underside in ink "Malecite (sic) Indians New Brunswick Canada ca 1920"; stamped on underside "Made in Canada".
Hearst Museum object titled Basket with lid, accession number 2-61992a,b, described as (a) Round basket, with (b) unattached lid. Made of sweetgrass on brown ash splint warp; wickerweave. Written in ink on underside of basket "Made by Leona" and "Passamaquoddy" (date illegible).
Hearst Museum object titled Basket with lid, accession number 2-18848a,b, described as With cover. Made of birch bark and sweetgrass.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket with lid, accession number 2-18847a,b, described as With cover. Made of birch bark and sweetgrass.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket with lid, accession number 2-61996a,b, described as (a) Basket, round with (b) unattached lid. Made of brown ash wickerweave, with sweetgrass braids for part of weft.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket with lid, accession number 2-61991a,b, described as (a) Round basket, with (b) unattached lid. Made of brown ash splints and sweetgrass; blue, orange, and yellow; wickerweave. Raised surface of wicker loops.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket with lid, accession number 2-68532a,b, described as (a) Circular, twill plaited sweetgrass basket. (b) Lid. Exterior has become faded. Various colors of grass used, also orange dyed bark (?) used as splints for the basket.

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