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Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-1597, described as Sepimk" basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Redwood root (Sequoia sempervirens). White pattern is Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax), black pattern is Maidenhair fern (Adiantum pedatum). Red dye is Chain fern (Woodwardia spinulosa) in Alder (Alnus rubra). Basket made by a Karok woman married among the Yurok

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-20975, described as Jar basket; coiled. Warp is Epicampes (Sporobolus rigens), weft is Sedge (Carex). Red pattern is Yucca. Another pattern is Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens). Black pattern is Brake fern (Woodwardia spinulosa). Black and white step pattern in 12 spiral bars; fringe of red worsted on shoulder.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket material, accession number 1-999, described as Redwood root.

Hearst Museum object titled Bowl basket, accession number 1-11952, described as Very old hemispherical parching basket. "Lost no.". Second tag "Yuki". Third tag "Yuki" on one side and "# lost". Per Ralph Shanks: Coiled basket bowl. There are no abrasions but there is residue. The basket has a tight spiral coiled start. The coil foundation is three rod peeled shoots. The wefts are probably sedge root background with unpeeled redbud designs. The design includes diagonal crossed stacked-rectangle lines. There are no random rectangles. The rim is plain wrapped; the rim coil ending is missing. The weft fag ends are over 90% concealed, with some clipped. The weft moving ends are primarily concealed. The exterior of the basket has a few split stiches; the interior has a majority of split stiches. The basket has an exterior workface, with a rightward work direction, and a mixed slant of weft twist. The maker was said by Samuel Barrett's informants to be the mother of a Redwood, which is Huchnom. The use of sedge root is common to the Huchnom, and Huchnom work direction is typically but not always to the left see pg. 117-118 "Indian Baskets of Central California". Based on this and Barrett's informants comment this basket is likely to be Huchnom.