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Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number TB-61, described as Vase shaped twined basket with a ring of red wool tufts around the shoulder. Note inside indicates catalogue number is lost. [Feather] 11/20/2008; Per Ralph Shanks: Bottleneck or treasure basket. Note inside "No number on this basket. It seems that it should be 1-20935. But it does not fit description on the catalog card." Collector's number "151" on inside on outside "BWL (?)…" "Acc.1.300" on bottom. Coiled grass bundle foundation with rightward warp direction. Background is willow, red is Joshua tree root. Black is unknown probably devils claw pod. . There may be some bulrush root in the black designs. 4 horizontal bands of zigzag designs outlined in red. Red tuff of wool and quail topknots at shoulder. Rim ticks along entire length of neck. 6 sets of four veridical rim ticks. Scattered small black elements and slashes between one set of zigzags. Pinhole starting knot. Probably Tübatulabal or less likely Kawaiisu.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number TB-64, described as Accompanying tag reads: "Basket. Round, flat base, sides incurving, design of stepped triangular elements alternating with vertical diamond elements, in brown on light brown ground"; paper tag with number 12 and 225 pasted on inside. H - 12.7cm. diam. at rim - 13.2cm. 7-19-1995 Basket was found on Washo shelf. L. Dawson states that basket might be Maidu; split stitches but not consistent, maybe split maple shoots. Per Ralph Shanks: Globular bowl, contracting towards mouth. Coiled 3 rod basket with redbud and bracken fern root designs. Background peeled shoot, possibly maple. Leftward warp direction. 5 interlocked vertical diamonds with center half filled. Other design of 6-7 peaked mountain like figures, 5 vertical rows of 10 figures. Weaver hair woven in. Could be 1-72892 based on dimensions but original number does not match. Original numbering system is consistent with Shoemaker accession 485.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number TB-65, described as [Basket, coiled, round with flat base, sides flare at rim. Triangular design in dark brown on natural ground, very discolored overall. 5-2003] 11/20/2008; Per Ralph Shanks: Tag on basket says 1-70784 but this is incorrect. Also says "Pomo 2 rod coil". Attribution not clear; very unusual 2 rod foundation on North Central California basket. Small, flaring bowl, flat bottom. Basket is two-rod coil, foundation unsure, leftward weave direction with plain wrapped rim. Design is 3 sets of parallelograms made of dyed bullrush root and sedge root background, diagonally arranged and split.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number TB-66, described as [Basket, round with flaring sides. One band of triangle designs, one band of parallelograms, one band of rectangular designs, and another band of rectangles in red/brown on a natural ground. Found on shelf with Pomo baskets. 5-2003] 11/20/2008; Per Ralph Shanks: Plain twined basket round with flaring sides, with 4 rows of lattice twining between design; rim warp sticks protrude. Sedgeroot weft, red bud design, willow warp sticks. One band of triangle designs, one band of parallelograms, one band of rectangular designs, and another band of rectangles in red/brown on a natural ground. Dau on top design.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number TB-68, described as Oval coiled basket with a flat bottom, rectangular designs in dark brown on natural ground. Small round shells sewn randomly around the rim with several shells missing. On shelf with Pomo baskets. 5-2003. Per Ralph Shanks: Single rod coiled oval "boat shaped" basket decorated with clam shell disk beads. Sedge root weft background brown to black dyed bulrush root designs. Rectangles in intersecting diagonal lines. Several missing beads. Pomo.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number TB-69, described as [Round twined basket with flaring sides, band of designs in brown on natural ground; reinforced twining at rim and base. Basket has a burn hole at rim. Found on shelf with Pomo baskets. 5-2003] Note with basket reads, "Found on Pomo shelf". Two baskets were found with the number 1-4091; the description of materials in Supplementary Catalog #1 mentions a redbud design. Redbud is used in the other basket numbered 1-4091 but not in this basket. Therefore, the other basket is considered 1-4091 and this basket is a lost number. 11/20/2008; Per Ralph Shanks: Pomo; round twined basket with flaring sides, band of designs in brown on natural ground; reinforced twining at rim and base. Start is 3 strand twining for at 2 cm.; lattice twining for 3 cm., the rest is plain twining. Sedgeroot weft, brown designs may be another color of sedgeroot. Used for culinary purposes: winnowing/parching. Basket has a burn hole at rim.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number TB-70, described as [Twined basket with round shape, flaring sides. Band of geometric designs in black and red/brown on natural ground, scorch marks in base, rim broken in several areas. Found on shelf with Pomo baskets. 5-2003] 11/20/2008; Per Ralph Shanks: Twined Pomo winnowing tray done in plain twinning with 3 bands of lattice twinning. Materials are sedge root background with 3 bands of redbud designs. Single row of three strand twinning at the rim. Warp sticks are probably willow. Burned on the bottom. Redbud designs are horizontal (from bottom) parallelograms, rectangles and top design with downward pointing triangles.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number TB-71, described as [Twined overlay basket with round shape and flaring sides. Three bands, one of parallelograms, one of zigzag lines, and one of checkerboard in red/brown on natural ground. Bands separated by rows of reinforced twining. Rim broken in one area. Found on shelf with Pomo baskets. 5-2003.] 11/20/2008; Per Ralph Shanks: Pomo winnowing tray. Start is 3-strand twining for 4cm; 3 bands of lattice twining encircling basket between designs; most of basket is plain twining with sedgeroot weft with red bud designs; warp sticks are probably willow. Design is in 3 bands: first is paired paralellograms circling basket; second is pair of zig zags; bottom is band with rectangular pairs. Dau marks on upper 2 bands. This is basket is 1-3063 per picture.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number TB-72, described as [Coiled basket with round shape, flat bottom and flaring sides. Serrated linear design elements in dark brown on natural ground. Small round shells sewn randomly around rim, small paper tag glued to inside on base that reads, "A". Found on shelf with Pomo baskets. 5-2003]. Per Ralph Shanks: Coiled single rod flaring bowl decorated with clamshell disc beads sewn on with cordage/string. Leftward work direction, black bracken fern root designs, zigzag design. Twined starting knot. Matches 1-4113 materials and has shell beads, but not definite.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket fragment, accession number TB-73, described as Per Ralph Shanks: Rim fragment, hazel warps, common in SW Oregon.

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