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Hearst Museum object titled Cradle, accession number 1-10722, described as Cradle; coiled. Warp is Tule (Schoenoplectus acutus), weft is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis).
Hearst Museum object titled Cradle, accession number 1-10830, described as Cradle; twined. Warp is Redbud (), weft is Sedge (Carex) and Willow (Salix). Soap root (Chlorogalum pomeridianum) stiffening. Hooded cradle, made of small wooden rods and twine. Also note that the whole cradle, particularly the hood, is stiffened and rendered fairly tight by the application of hot soaproot juice.
Hearst Museum object titled Cradle, accession number 1-27696, described as Basketry cradle, open twined. Per Ralph Shanks: Twined openwork baby basket, with commercial cloth tie. The warp material is probably willow. The wefts are of uncertain material. At the foot there is plain twining, spaced closer than the rest of the basket. The rim is covered with possibly conifer root, reinforced with two rods. Starting at the foot there is one unpaired weft row, followed by several sets of two weft rows, with the uppermost set having three weft rows. The basket has an up to the right slant of weft twist. The basket is from Northwestern California.
Hearst Museum object titled Cradle, accession number 1-236783, described as Peeled shoots bound together with cotton cordage (twined). Hoop at top.
Hearst Museum object titled Cradle, accession number 1-12484, described as Basket for new born baby; twined. Warp and weft are unsplit Tule (Schoenoplectus acutus).
Hearst Museum object titled Cradle, accession number 1-71656, described as Open plain twined.
Hearst Museum object titled Cradle, accession number 1-10731, described as Cradle; coiled. Warp is Tule (Schoenoplectus acutus), weft is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis).
Hearst Museum object titled Cradle, accession number 1-24213, described as Baby basket.
Hearst Museum object titled Cradle, accession number 1-2948, described as Basket, L 67.0 cm
Hearst Museum object titled Cradle, accession number 1-9499, described as Baby basket with hood; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is also Hazel (for both cradle and hood). Rim bound with Sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana).

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