Object name: Basketry material / Collection place: Mariposa, Mariposa County, California / Function: 8.3 For Manufacturing - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Basketry material, accession number 1-10328, described as Bundle of flag leaves and wild wheat-like grass. Native name and meaning: "koiha" - flag-like material; "tiela" - the wheat-like green material. The "koiha" is used on the inside of a basket and the "tiela" is used on the outside to make "pretty looking basket". Used as foundation material for 1-10329 (basket start).