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Hearst Museum object titled Seed beater, accession number 1-10588, described as Seed beater; twined. Warp and weft are Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica).
Hearst Museum object titled Seed beater, accession number 1-11121, described as Seed beater for chia and similar seeds
Hearst Museum object titled Seed beater, accession number 1-401, described as Seed beater. Rough, plain, twined bowl with string-wound handle, of willow. Whole willow shoots, peeled and unpeeled. Somewhat worn. The bowl of the beater is similar to those made by Little Lake Pomo.
Hearst Museum object titled Seed beater, accession number 1-233797, described as Twined openwork, cloth wrapped handle.
Hearst Museum object titled Seed beater, accession number 1-730, described as Scoop basket, dirty from use; first row of twining on handle has slipped of the warp sticks. Twined openwork, mostly plain. 3 rows at outer edge more tightly twined. Handle is a bundle of doubled-over sticks inserted through holes; outside ones are warps for twining. Three tags "Wailaki". Per Ralph Shanks: Openwork twined seed beater. The warps and wefts are a peeled shoot. The disk is plain twined, widely spaced. The handle is attached to the scoop through a few of the largest rods going through the scoop near its center and then bending back to the handle. These rods in the handle are surrounded by rods that form an exterior cage of warps with wefts that are plain twined, in six weft rows. The slant of weft twist is up to the right; the work direction is to the right. The warps are trimmed at the scoop rim and handle.
Hearst Museum object titled Seed beater, accession number 1-12085, described as Old and caked with grime from use. Openwork, twined, mixed plain and twill weaves, top three rows more tightly twined. Handle of sticks inserted through openwork and doubled over; outside of bundle is twined. At 2.5-5 cm from beater edge on handle, the twining wefts are braided and wrapped around the stick bundle. Tag "Wailaki". Per Ralph Shanks: Openwork twined seed beater, used with residue. The warps and wefts are a peeled shoot. The scoop's warps converge and diverge without crossing. The handle and scoop are primarily plain twined with some possible diagonal twining present. The handle is a dense bundle of shoots that is openwork plain twined to the base where there are four wefts rows with three weft strands braided together. The larger rods in the handle go to the center of the scoop and are bent back to join the handle. The slant of weft twist is up to the right. The warps are trimmed at the rim and handle.
Hearst Museum object titled Seed beater, accession number 1-2363, described as Seed beater; twined. Warp is unpeeled Willow (Salix), weft is peeled Willow.
Hearst Museum object titled Seed beater, accession number 1-71702, described as Openwork twining.
Hearst Museum object titled Seed beater, accession number 1-12729, described as Very long, cross-woven seed beater.
Hearst Museum object titled Seed beater, accession number 1-10186, described as Basket; twined. Warp and weft are Willow (Salix). Alteration of peeled and unpeeled warp, producing striped light and dark effect. Weft is completely peeled. With cloth-wrapped handle.

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