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Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 2-15796, described as Medium sized pottery bowl, polychrome, geometric.
Hearst Museum object titled Cooking basket, accession number 1-11961, described as Hemispherical coiled basket. Tag "Yuki". Per Ralph Shanks: Wide- mouthed coiled basket bowl, the same shape and size as a typical Yuki cooking bowl. It has food residue in it but no evidence of cooking, it could have been used as a sifter. The basket has a pinhole start. The coil foundation is mixed rods and splints. The wefts are peeled and unpeeled redbud. The design is six horizontal bands with varying widths, a few with open and closed rectangles. The rim is plain wrapped. The coil ending is broken, but several herringbone stitches are left. The weft fag ends are a mixture of clipped and concealed. The weft moving ends are concealed. The workface has a few split stitches; the back face has up to 80% split stitches. The basket has an exterior workface, with a rightward work direction, and a primarily down to the right slant of weft twist.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Drum, accession number 2-68257, described as Rattle, drum shaped; souvenir; two leather heads, with painted geometric designs, stretched over cardboard (?) cylinder and laced taut with leather thong; wood handle (broken) with leather wrappings. Diameter of drum head 5.5 cm, height of drum 7.5 cm, length 18 cm. Trading post souvenir.
Hearst Museum object titled Enema funnel (instrument), accession number 5-16420, described as Ba-Kuba enema funnel; carved wood with geometric decoration on bulk. Purchased from Mario Periotti Conservation: crack and chip at end of tube; remains of label adhering to one side.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Olla, accession number 2-17011, described as Polychrome; design of a bird figure alternating with geometric figures, on a cream ground.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Saucer, accession number 2-17003, described as Polychrome. Design of stepped triangles and triangles, painted with poster paint.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Seed jar, accession number 2-17158, described as Seed jar, one handle, round base, sides incurving at rim to form shallow neck, all-over geometric, cross-hatched design in dark brown on white ground, brown framing lines and rim, red base and rim interior, chipped at rim, some worn areas.
Hearst Museum object titled Textile, accession number 9-15771, described as Shawl, “Kussaba Chuddah.” Silk or inner fleece of goat. Herringbone weave, fringed. Gray.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Textile, accession number 5-13721, described as Tunic inset, wool, linen, coptic tapestry weave, mounted on plain weave, natural ground, natural, brown designs, 6.5"x5.5" Geometric medallion (glued on Motif).
Hearst Museum object titled Textile sample, accession number 2-62606a-d, described as 4 swatches sewn together; linen, plain weave, printed, green and natural, yellow and brown, green and blue, red and orange, geometric motives, “Tessera”

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