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Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-20976, described as Jar basket; coiled. Warp is Epicampes (Sporobolus rigens), weft is Willow (Salix). Red pattern is Yucca. Black pattern is Devil's horn (Proboscidea althaeifolia). Without prominent shoulder. Decoration is 2 bands rattlesnake design in red and black. On shoulder one band with black zigzag line.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 1-20975, described as Jar basket; coiled. Warp is Epicampes (Sporobolus rigens), weft is Sedge (Carex). Red pattern is Yucca. Another pattern is Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens). Black pattern is Brake fern (Woodwardia spinulosa). Black and white step pattern in 12 spiral bars; fringe of red worsted on shoulder.

Hearst Museum object titled Basketry cap, accession number 1-20972, described as Fine coiled basketry cap with very flat top. Red and black step pattern in 5 bars in spiral order.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket tray, accession number 1-20974, described as Tray basket; coiled. Warp is Epicampes (Sporobolus rigens), weft is Willow (Salix). Red pattern is Yucca. Black pattern is Devil's horn (Proboscidea althaeifolia). Concentric decorations consisting of brown circle at center, two circles between center and border and outer band of zigzag or stepped lines.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket tray, accession number 1-20973, described as Tray basket; coiled. Warp is Epicampes (Sporobolus rigens), weft is Willow (Salix). Red pattern is Yucca. Black pattern is Brake fern (Woodwardia spinulosa). 2 single concentric black lines for decoration.

Hearst Museum object titled Bowl basket, accession number 1-20921, described as Bowl basket; coiled. Warp is Rush (Juncus) and Agave (Agave americana), weft is Skunkbush (Rhus trilobata). Black color is Rush (Juncus) dyed in Parosela. With 4 simple black encircling bands. Old, bottom broken.

Hearst Museum object titled Bowl basket, accession number 1-20919, described as Bowl basket; coiled. Warp is Epicampes (Sporobolus rigens), weft is Skunkbush (Rhus trilobata). Black color is rush (Juncus) dyed in Suaeda. With diamond shaped pattern in brown bordered by black triangular pattern

Hearst Museum object titled Bowl basket, accession number 1-21005, described as Coiled basketry bowl with black band bordered by red and enclosing red diamonds bordered by white. Around the top an interrupted design of 2 single and 1 double black bars. Metal tag "297". Paper tag "Kitanemuk". Per Ralph Shanks: Coiled wide mouthed basket bowl. The basket has a deer grass bundle foundation. The background material is willow. The design materials are devils claw or bracken fern for the black and Joshua tree root for the red. The design is a horizontal band of red diamonds outlined with willow with black background, often called a snake skin pattern. At the rim is a repeating cross pattern formed by four rectangles. The basket has a pinhole start. The basket has an exterior workface and is woven in a rightward work direction. The weft fag ends are clipped. The rim is plain wrapped with a broken coil ending. This basket is from the Kitanemuk or their neighbors based on the materials and design.

Hearst Museum object titled Bowl basket, accession number 1-20969, described as Bowl basket; coiled. Warp is Epicampes (Sporobolus rigens), weft is Willow (Salix). Black pattern is Brake fern (Woodwardia spinulosa). Step pattern in 7 black bars of four tiers each arranged in spiral order.

Hearst Museum object titled Bowl basket, accession number 1-20906, described as Bowl basket; coiled. Warp is Rush (Juncus), weft is Skunkbush (Rhus trilobata). Black and yellow colors are Rush (Juncus) dyed in Suaeda and Parosela. With decoration of one single broad band in light brown bordered by black. Old, bottom broken and repaired with leather.