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Start Over Object name Basket Taxon Erethizon dorsatum
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 2-48346, described as Round. Made of twined tule or cattail, dyed porcupine quill. Geometric design including triangles with yellow dyed porcupine quill, outlines.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 2-51742, described as Lidded; made of birch-bark with porcupine quill decoration, floral design on lid in dyed colors.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-97976, described as Tray. Plain twined. Round, geometric and floral design in straw color with red and yellow highlights on dark brown ground, openwork around rim. Made with conifer root, white grass and dyed porcupine quill overlay. Human hair twined into weft near rim.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-97806, described as Yellow porcupine quills and brown design.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 2-72544a-c, described as Small basket (A), with lid (B) constructed of cedar bark & birch bark, over which natural porcupine quills have been embroidered. A six-pointed star is embroidered into the top of the lid in a lattice pattern with black accents at the base of each arm, and a red knot in the center. The inside edge of the basket and the outer edge of the lid are reinforced with grass bands sewing in place with black thread. A short string of yellow seed beads in inside the basket (C).
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-14250, described as Basket; twined. Warp and weft are twisted Tule skin (Schoenoplectus acutus). White pattern is Reed (Phragmites vulgaris). Red pattern is Tule root. Black color is mud-dyed Tule, yellow dye is Porcupine quills (Erethizon dorsatum) in Wolf lichen (Letharia vulpina). Diminuitive basket. Design black and yellow triangles.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 2-18843a,b, described as Covered, birch bark, porcupine quills, sweet grass.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 2-14326a,b, described as Cylindrical, made of birchbark. With cover. White porcupine quill embroidery.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 2-14325a,b, described as Made of birchbark with porcupine quill floral design embroidery. With cover.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-97803, described as Yellow porcupine quills and brown design.

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