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Hearst Museum object titled Bowl basket, accession number 1-21039, described as Bowl basket; twined. Warp is Epicampes (Sporobolus rigens), weft is Sedge (Carex). Red pattern is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Black pattern is Brake fern (Pteris quilina). With 3 encircling bands of dancing human figures, 2 upper bands separated by a band of white hollow diamonds on a black and red background, broken on one side by a series of triangles superimposed one upon another with the apices down.
Hearst Museum object titled Bowl basket, accession number 1-21018, described as Bowl basket; twined. Warp is Epicampes (Sporobolus rigens), weft is Sedge (Carex). Red pattern is Yucca. Black pattern is Brake fern (Pteris quilina). Finely woven, decorated with encircling bands in red and black, consisting of zigzag, triangles, and alternating single and double bars.
Hearst Museum object titled Bowl basket, accession number 1-388, described as Lattice-twined bowl basket. Warp is willow (Salix), weft is gray pine (Pinus sabiniana). Black pattern is Brake fern (Pteris quilina). Two complex bands in black.
Hearst Museum object titled Carrying basket, accession number 1-20980, described as Carrying basket; twined. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is Skunkbush (Rhus trilobata). Black pattern is Brake fern (Pteris quilina). No Design.
Hearst Museum object titled Carrying basket, accession number 1-10239, described as Carrying basket; twined. Warp and weft are Willow (Salix). Black pattern is Brake fern (Pteris quilina). Open diagonal twined. Entirely covered on exterior face with soaproot juice (Chlorogalum pomeridianum), rendering basket seed-tight. Reinforcing hoop at rim. Two horizontal bands of black stitches as decoration. Made of peeled and split shoots.
Hearst Museum object titled Carrying basket, accession number 1-20979, described as Carrying basket; twined. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is Skunkbush (Rhus trilobata). Black pattern is Brake fern (Pteris quilina). Red pattern is Yucca. 2 encircling bands of red zigzag lines bordered by black, a third band of oblique lines in black.
Hearst Museum object titled Cooking basket, accession number 1-10099, described as Cooking basket; twined. Warp is Epicampes (Sporobolus rigens), weft is possibly Maple (Acer macrophyllum). Pattern is Brake fern (Pteris quilina). Flaring, 3-rod coiling with interlocking stitches. Decoration: dark brown horizontal zigzag design.
Hearst Museum object titled Cooking basket, accession number 1-10260, described as Cooking basket; twined. Warp is Epicampes (Sporobolus rigens), weft is Sedge (Carex). Pattern is Brake fern (Pteris quilina). Flattish, coiled on grass bundle foundation with interlocking stitches. Decoration: black band in horizontal zigzag pattern.
Hearst Museum object titled Cooking basket, accession number 1-10123, described as Cooking basket; twined. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is possibly Maple (Acer macrophyllum). Pattern is Brake fern (Pteris quilina). Single-rod coiling with interlocking stitches; wide-mouthed with sloping sides. Decoration: 2 double rows of horizontally parallel black bands.
Hearst Museum object titled Cradle, accession number 1-3980, described as Cradle basket; twined. Weft is grape (Vitus californica). Black pattern is Brake fern (Pteris quilina).

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