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Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-255007, described as Conical shape. Twined with hazel shoot warp and pine root weft. Overlay of Xerophyllum tenax and alder - dyed woordwardia fern in geometric pattern. Rim of open criss - cross design. Rim and side broken and missing.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-255003, described as Basin shape with opening in bottom. Twined with grape vine rim, pine root weft, hazel shoot warp. Overlay of maiden hair fern and Xerophyllum tenax in indeterminate pattern. Reinforcing rim 16 cm from top.
Hearst Museum object titled Bowl basket, accession number 1-255004, described as Bowl shape with opening in bottom. Twined with pine root weft and hazel shoot or willow warp, indeterminate overlay pattern of maiden hair fern and Xerophyllum tenax. Rim missing and edge of bottom opening is broken.
Hearst Museum object titled Bowl basket, accession number 1-255008, described as Bowl shape with flattened bottom. Twined with hazel shoot warp and pine root weft, overlay of Xerophyllum tenax and alder dyed Woodwardia fern in linear diamond design. Rim of open criss - cross pattern. Two tags "Klamath R. Tribes Att.". Per Ralph Shanks: Twined globular basket, probably made for sale. Crossed warp starting knot, indented. The warp material is probably willow. The weft material is conifer root. The weft overlay design is beargrass, red dyed woodwardia and maidenhair fern. Starting at the starting knot, there are 2 inches of plain strand twining, followed by 1 row of three strand twining, followed by 1 weft row of plain twining, followed by 1 row of three strand twining. Plain twining continues to the rim where there is 1 weft row of three strand twining followed by 1/2 inch of crossed warp open work. The rim is comprised of 1 weft row of plain twining with three reinforcing rods wrapped with two materials. The main design is two horizontal rows of diamonds. The basket has a rightward work direction, with up to the right slant of weft twist. The workface is on the exterior. The overlay is single-sided, on the exterior. The basket is from Northwest California.
Hearst Museum object titled Bowl basket, accession number 1-255006, described as Per Ralph Shanks and Justin Underhill: 1 tag "Wailacke or Wintum (att)" twined bowl basket with irregular double-sided overlay. Starting knot is missing and it appears that the last coil row is missing as well. Basket is mildly irregularly shaped. The materials are conifer root weft and an overlay solely of bear grass. Warp is peeled shoots. The basket has an up to the right slant of weft twist with a rightward work direction. The bottom of the basket is encrusted with food debris. Rim is trimmed. The basket appears more likely to be Wailaki rather than Wintun because of the irregularness of the double-sided overlay. Design consists of narrow horizontal bands, one of which is zigzags and two consist of irregular patterns, and then 4 bands are horizontal single weft row bands. Bowl shaped. Twined with hazel shoot warp and pine root weft, overlay of Xerophyllum tenax in geometric pattern. Bottom broken out and missing, top edge broken.
Hearst Museum object titled Bowl basket, accession number 1-255009, described as Probably bowl shape, badly broken and crushed. Twined with hazel shoot warp, pine root weft, overlay of Xerophyllum tenax. Tag: "Wailacke or Wintum". Per Ralph Shanks: Close twined basket bowl, damaged and crushed. Crossed warp starting knot, overlaid with crossed conifer root wefts. Peeled shoot warps. Conifer root wefts, with a design overlay of bear grass and a black material, probably maidenhair fern. Starting at the starting knot there is three strand twining for 3/4 inch, followed by plain twining to the rim. The rim is trimmed with the warp sticks extending above the rim; however this may be due to missing wefts. The warps are often doubled. The overlay is double sided. The design is five horizontal bands of bear grass, with the first band having mixed black material and beargrass, and subsequent bands are beargrass only.
Hearst Museum object titled Bowl basket, accession number 1-255005, described as Bowl shape. Twined with hazel shoot warp and conifer root weft, overlay of Xerophyllum tenax in dentate pattern. Shape intact but basket is broken throughout. Per Ralph Shanks: Twined basket bowl, possibly a acorn mush bowl. Crossed warp starting knot, indented. The warp material is probably hazel. The weft material is conifer root. The weft overlay design is in beargrass. Starting at the starting knot, there is .5 inch of three strand twining, followed by 1.5 inches of diagonal twining, followed by 1 weft row of three strand twining. Plain twining continues to the rim where there is 1 weft row of lattice twining, followed by 2 weft rows of plain twining, followed by 1 weft row of lattice twining. Plain twining continues to the rim. The rim is trimmed. The main design is comprised of a horizontal band five chevrons outlined in two rows of triangles on each side. The workface is on the exterior. The overlay is single-sided, with the design on the exterior. The basket has an up to the right slant of weft twist and a rightward work direction. The basket is from Northwest California.

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