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Hearst Museum object titled Plaque, accession number 2-9485, described as Basketry. Coiled; cream ground with yellow and black added in design. Design elements geometric repeated in radiating (double whorls) pattern. Convex center sloping to concave then rising to rim. Rim not finished, bundle left exposed final 2.7 cm. Coiled grass bundle foundation sewn with split yucca strips; black dye.

Hearst Museum object titled Plaque, accession number 2-9484, described as Basketry. Colors: yellow, cream, black. Symmetric terraced element with 2 symmetric steeped elements in between; convex center sloping to concave, then rising to rim. No hanging device. Coiled grass bundle foundation sewn with split yucca fibres; dyes.

Hearst Museum object titled Plaque, accession number 2-9483, described as Basketry. Colors: yellow, cream, black. Geometric design elements repeated over entire surface. Rim coil not finished/unwrapped foundation last 1 cm. Coils of grass bundle foundation sewn with split yucca fibres; dyes.

Hearst Museum object titled Plaque, accession number 2-9479, described as Basketry. Colors: cream ground, black, yellow, and blue added in design. Design elements geometric repeated in radiate design. Rim finished, tapered. No hanging device. 4 pointed solid cream star emanates from center, pendant from rim. Slightly unfinished rim. Some fibers missing around rim. Coiled on grass bundle foundation, sewn with split yucca fibres.

Hearst Museum object titled Plaque, accession number 2-9481, described as Basketry. Colors: cream with black and yellow added in design. Design elements are geometric: 2 symmetrically situated diamonds topped with terraced element pendant to rim; between diamonds on either side are symmetrical pair of terraced elements facing each other while their bases face diamonds. Rim not finished last 4 cm. Coils narrower at margin than at center. No hanging device. Coiled grass bundle sewn with split yucca strips; dye.

Hearst Museum object titled Plaque, accession number 2-9480, described as Basketry. Colors: cream with yellow, black, blue and brown in color. Design: 4-tipped star pendant from rim, 2 small brown diamonds symmetrically situated between larger star tips but not reaching edge. Convex center, turning concave and slopes upward towards rim; hanging device is broken on one end. (Rim unfinished last 3 cm.) Coiled grass bundles sewn with split yucca fibers; dyes.

Hearst Museum object titled Plaque, accession number 2-9486, described as Basketry. Coiled; yellow, red, black, green. Design symmetrical whorls, opposing pairs in same color, pendant from rim; two red outlined with black, 2 green outlined with black. Narrow coils, rim coil not wrapped to end of foundation. Convex in center sloping upward towards rim. No hanging device. Coiled grass bundle foundations sewn with split yucca fibres. Dyes.

Hearst Museum object titled Plaque, accession number 2-9482, described as Basketry. Colors: yellow ground with cream and black added for design. Design elements geometric repeated in quarters. Rim unfinished with foundation unwrapped final 2 cm. No hanging device. Coiled grass bundle sewn with split yucca strips; dye.