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Hearst Museum object titled Basket material, accession number 1-2511, described as Spruce root.

Hearst Museum object titled Bowl basket, accession number 1-2450, described as Bowl basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Spruce (Pinaceae). Black color on warp is is mud-dyed. Plain twined openwork, tightly woven rows at start and rim. Does not look used.

Hearst Museum object titled Storage basket, accession number 1-2502, described as Basket; twined. Warp is Hazel (Corylus cornuta californica), weft is Spruce (Pinaceae) and Hazel. White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Grimy from smoke, worn. Large breaks in bottom. Widest at bottom. Mostly plain twined; large, loose weave on bottom, sides tightly woven. White overlay, vertically zigzagging bands of the "foot" motif. Native rope looped through an openwork row below rim. Cordage binds on hoops inside rim. Warp ends braided together. Scaffoldings inside.