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Hearst Museum object titled Carrying basket, accession number 1-2528, described as Openwork. Tags "Lassik" and "kailtsai" Per Ralph Shanks: Open work twined conical burden basket with carrying strap, probably used. Crossed warp starting knot, formed by 2 bundles of warps crossed by 2 bundles of warps. Warp and wefts are peeled shoots, probably willow (Salix). Starting at the starting knot there is about 2 inches of close weft plain twining, followed by openwork plain twining over parrallel warps to 1 inch below the rim, where there is a pattern of crossed warps alternating with parallel warps. Rim is trimmed with 1 rod affixed with leather lashing in the Lassik style to the interior. Carrying strap affixed with leather ties.The basket has an exterior workface. The slant of weft twist is up to the right; the work direction is to the right. The basket has one flat side.
Hearst Museum object titled Cradle, accession number 1-16570, described as Baby basket; twined. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is yellow Pine. Rim bound with same and leather. Dirty and coming apart. Scoop-shaped. Open twined work. Groups of 2 or 3 close rows of plain twining, with another row slanted the opposite direction. Rim hoop of peeled shoots is sewn on to 3 sides, but not to top. Loops and ties are made of buckskin, except for one made of dark cotton.
Hearst Museum object titled Cradle, accession number 1-12852, described as Cradle; twined. Warp and weft are unpeeled Willow (Salix). Willow hoop bound with leather.

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