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Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 5-6675, described as Baby cover (hood); split grass fiber; twill weave with brown/purple and brown geometric designs on outside surface; w. 14 cm; h. 24 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 9-9309, described as Basket; large cylindrical woven split bamboo; cord wrapped; straw padding diameter 69cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 5-6673, described as Baby cover (hood); split grass fiber; twill weave; w. 33 cm; h. 46 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 5-6672, described as Baby cover (hood); split grass fiber; twill weave; w. 33 cm; h. 46 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 5-14090, described as Basket., Africa, Sudan. 5-14090, acc no. 3553. File code: 6.1 Collector: Burton Benedict Donor: Burton Benedict. Materials, techniques: Woven flat bottom, spiral lattice bound weave on sides. Material unspecified. Context of use: Cradle basket, from Welcome Collection, probably 19th century Cradle basket identification comes from original label. Description: Basket; woven flat bottom, sides of spiral lattice bound weave. 161/2 cm high, 54 cm long, 34 cm wide.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 5-6674, described as Baby cover (hood); split grass fiber; twill weave with brown/purple and brown geometric designs on outside surface; w. 13 cm; h. 26 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-64981, described as Open twined. Tag "Hupa att." Hupa is crossed out and NW is written in. Per Ralph Shanks: Twined openwork basket, in the shape of a cradle sunshade. The basket has a crossed warp starting knot. The warp and weft material is hazel or willow. The rim is wrapped with beargrass and red-dyed woodwardia. The basket is plain twined over primarily one warp, with the rows spaced approximately 1 inch apart. The rim is covered, with one intermittent weft row and at least two reinforcing rods. The basket has an up to the right slant of weft twist and a rightward work direction. The workface is on the exterior. The basket is from Northwestern California.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 11-31963a, described as Carrying basket for baby. Purchased from Rafaela, a nurse in Yap Hospital. Used by Rafaela for her own baby.

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