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Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 2-4667, described as Round, coiled rye grass; 2 encircling rows of bird toes, each with red glass bead at base, sewn with sinew thread to basket; center of base is circle of sealskin 8 cm in diameter.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number TB-30, described as Per Ralph Shanks: Coiled sedge root and bulrush root basket; six upside down triangles of black on natural ground; appears it once had six evenly spaced white shell beads with red glass faceted beads attached to the rim - only two remain. Three rod foundation. Yellowed note with basket reads: "36-A Pomo". This basket may be 1-4113 based on similar materials and description. Culture also matches.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-255494, described as Basketry teacup. Cup is covered with glass seed beadwork, multi-colored geometric design on bright blue ground. Plain twined, tule.
Hearst Museum object titled Beer pot cover, accession number 5-15343, described as Beer pot cover; coiled grass basket on bundle foundation with square starting knot; decorated on top with clusters of double rows of multicolored glass beads. Native name : "Imbenge". Use by men and women to keep flies out of beer pot. Used as a cover both facing up and down.
Hearst Museum object titled Bottle, accession number 1-255465, described as Clear glass bottle with basketry covering which is obscured by silver paint. Tule? Twined.
Hearst Museum object titled Bottle and cap, accession number 1-243025a,b, described as Basketry covered with top. a) Twined basket tightly fitting over green glass bottle, bowl shaped body, narrow neck, split/unsplit willow shoots, 2 bands bracken fern root, one band winter peeled willow and bracken fern root, one band winter peeled willow one band diamond/pyramid designs of winter peeled willows, circular base of willow shoots. b) Top. Coiled willow shoots, one row bracken fern root.
Hearst Museum object titled Bottle and cap, accession number 1-59947a,b, described as Clear glass, flat shape with basketry covering, basketry lid, diagonal geometrical design in brown and black on natural ground, open lattice work in upper area. Plain twined with half twist overlay, conifer root, white grass, maidenhair fern.
Hearst Museum object titled Bottle and cap, accession number 1-164490a,b, described as Glass bottle covered with twined basketry. a) Bottle with star-like design; b) cap. Per Ralph Shanks: Atsugewi or Achomawi. Plain twined with three strand twining on base and neck. Conifer root weft with beargrass background and maidenhair fern designs. Designs include butterflies. Designs are more typical of Atsugewi.
Hearst Museum object titled Bottle and lid, accession number 1-168835a,b, described as Basketry covered glass bottle and ground glass stopper. Plain twining. (a) Bottle. Encircling bands top and bottom. o/w plain field. (b) Stopper. Brown encircling bands. Tag "N.W. Calif". Per Ralph Shanks: Twined basketry covered glass bottle (a) with basketry covered glass stopper (b). Uncertain type starting knot, possibly crossed warp. The warp material is probably hazel or a dark peeled shoot. The weft material is a dark conifer root. The weft overlay is beargrass. Description for a: starting after the starting knot, there is .25 inch of three strand twining, followed by .75 inch of plain twining, followed by one weft row of three strand twining. Plain twining continues for 4.5 inches after which there is a single weft row of three strand twining. This followed by 5/8 inch of plain twining, followed by three weft rows of three strand twining, followed by plain twining until the last weft row, which is three strand twining. The rim is trimmed. The stopper b: probably has a crossed warp starting knot. The rest of the materials on the stopper are the same as the main basket. The stopper starts with .25 inch of three strand twining, followed by .5 inch of plain twining, followed by one weft row of three strand twining, followed by .5 inch of plain twining, followed by a single weft row of three strand twining, followed by .75 inch of plain twining, followed by four weft rows of three strand twining. Both of the baskets have a rightward work direction, with an up to the right slant of weft twist. The workface is on the exterior. The basket is from Northwestern California, with an atypical simple design, slightly different materials and unusually small weft stitches, but with overall similar weaving techniques.
Hearst Museum object titled Bottle and lid, accession number 1-255464a,b, described as (a) Brown glass bottle with baskery covering. (b) Basketry lid and handle. Geometric design in dark brown on natural colored ground. Plain twined with full twist overlay, tule cordage warp, tule root and white grass overlay.

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