Object class: Twined weaving / Taxon: Xerophyllum tenax / Function: 1.1 Hunting and Fishing - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 2-19057, described as Flexible twined basket with brown design including dogs; plain twined basket with 4 vertical bands with brown rectangular designs; parade of dogs around rim; rush cordage warp, rush material weft; overlay of Xerophyllum tenax and cedar bark. Plaited edge (damaged).

Hearst Museum object titled Storage basket, accession number 1-11750, described as Storage basket; twined. Warp is peeled Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana) and peeled Hazel. White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Used for containing fish nets. Very grimy from use. Smoke scaffolds inside. Single face overlay floated on back. White overlay design, difficult to distinguish. Vertical zigzag bands. Plain twined. Bottom is openwork.