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Hearst Museum object titled Basket tray, accession number 1-9398, described as Openwork tray basket; twined. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is Alder root (Alnus) and Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica). Black color is mud-dyed. Mostly plain twined. Design very faint, is not overlay, pattern in dyed black.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket tray, accession number 1-9399, described as Openwork tray basket; twined. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is Alder root (Alnus) and Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica). Black color is mud-dyed. Plain twined. Four stripes of black dyed warp.
Hearst Museum object titled Bowl basket, accession number 1-3010, described as Bowl basket; lattice twined. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is Alder root (Alnus rubra). Red pattern is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Scattered black feathers. Six complex bands in red.
Hearst Museum object titled Bowl basket, accession number 1-13876, described as Bowl basket; twined. Used for serving grass seed flour. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica) weft is Alder root (Alnus). Pattern is Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax). Overall color is white, red dye is chain fern (Woodwardia) in Alder.
Hearst Museum object titled Bowl basket, accession number 1-3013, described as Bowl basket; lattice twined. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is Alder root (Alnus rubra). Red pattern is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Six complex bands in red.
Hearst Museum object titled Burden basket, accession number 1-16544, described as Burden basket; twined. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is yellow Pine. White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Red pattern is Chain fern (Adiantum pedatum) in Alder (Alnus rubra). Rim bound with grape (Vitus californica). Small, twined. Grimy from use. Hoop broken in one spot. 2-faced red and white overlay. All-over stepped design. Below rim, a white band with a geometric motif repeated. Mostly plain twining. 3-strand twining occurs from the bottom up 7 cm; also the two top rows. Hoop stitched to the top. Inside the bottom scaffolding remains the bottom 12 cm. The packstrap is of blue denim and is tied on with buckskin thongs.
Hearst Museum object titled Cap, accession number 1-1799, described as Hat basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica) weft is Sugar pine root (Pinus lambertiana). White pattern is Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) with yellow dye in lichen. Black pattern is Maidenhair (Adiantum pedatum) with red dye in Chain fern (Woodwardia spinulosa) in Alder (Alnus rubra). Design: tataktak (?).
Hearst Museum object titled Cap, accession number 1-1439, described as Hat; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Sugar pine root (Pinus lambertiana). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Black pattern is Maidenhair fern (Adiantum pedatum). Red dye is Chain fern (Woodwardia spinulosa) in Alder (Alnus rubra). Woman's basketry dress cap. Flat top. Plain twined, 3 strand twining at start and two single rows define design zones. Overlay is single faced, with one or two colors of overlay elements floated together on reverse.
Hearst Museum object titled Cap, accession number 1-1482, described as Hat; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Sugar pine root (Pinus lambertiana). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Black pattern is Maidenhair fern (Adiantum pedatum). Red dye is Chain fern (Woodwardia spinulosa) in Alder (Alnus rubra). Yellow dye is Beargrass in Lichen. Woman"s dress cap. Plain twined except for 3 strand twined start. White grass overlay, design floated on back. Stripes in 2 faced overlay. Design zones differentiated by single lattice twined overlay row.
Hearst Museum object titled Cap, accession number 1-1609, described as Hat; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Sugar pine root (Pinus lambertiana). White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Black pattern is Maidenhair fern (Adiantum pedatum). Red dye is Chain fern (Woodwardia spinulosa) in Alder (Alnus rubra). Yellow dye is Beargrass in Lichen.

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