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Hearst Museum object titled Cooking basket, accession number 1-9949, described as Cooking basket; coiled. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Red pattern is Redbud. Coiled; large and, in 1906, already "very old and much worn." Decoration: diagonal zigzag design in red.

Hearst Museum object titled Cooking basket, accession number 1-9920, described as Cooking basket; coiled. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Pattern is Brake fern (Pteris quilina). Decoration: crossing black diagonal bands. 3-rod coiling, with interlocking stitches.

Hearst Museum object titled Cooking basket, accession number 1-10115, described as Cooking basket; coiled. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Black pattern is Brake fern (Pteris quilina). Red pattern is Redbud. 3-rod coiling with interlocking stitches; wide-mouthed with sloping sides. Very large. Decoration: vertical columns of diamond designs; these are very faint, but appear red in color. Basket is slightly damaged at bottom.

Hearst Museum object titled Cooking basket, accession number 1-10082, described as Coiled; flaring sides. Decoration: horizontal doubled zigzag of black "flying geese" beneath rim and, further down, band of crossing diagonal zigzags also composed of black "flying geese." Warp material: Epicampes (Sporobolus rigens). Woof material: sedge (Carex sp.). Design material is brackenfern root (Pteris quilina). Coiled on bundle foundation with non-interlocking stitches.

Hearst Museum object titled Cooking basket, accession number 1-9933, described as Cooking basket; coiled. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is Sedge (Carex). Pattern is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Decoration: long black meander design, arranged horizontally. Design material is bracken fern root. 3-rod coiling with stitches split on interior face and herringbone border stitch at rim.

Hearst Museum object titled Cooking basket, accession number 1-10067, described as Cooking basket; coiled. Warp is Epicampes (Sporobolus rigens) and Maple (Acer macrophyllum), weft is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Black pattern is Brake fern (Pteris quilina). Decoration: horizontal zigzag design.

Hearst Museum object titled Cooking basket, accession number 1-9911, described as Cooking basket; coiled. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Small, shallow, and without decoration. Single-rod coiling, with interlocking stitches and a herringbone rim border.

Hearst Museum object titled Cooking basket, accession number 1-10100, described as Basket; coiled. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Black pattern is Brake fern (Pteris quilina). 3-rod coiling, with interlocking stitiches; coarse with flaring sides. Numerous black designs.

Hearst Museum object titled Cooking basket, accession number 1-10168, described as Cooking basket; twined. Warp is Epicampes (Sporobolus rigens), weft is Sedge (Carex). Red pattern is Redbud (Cercis occidentalis). Shallow with flaring sides; coiled. Decoration: much faded red geometrical design. 3-rod coiling with stitches split on the interior. Basket's edge shows sign of extensive wear.

Hearst Museum object titled Cooking basket, accession number 1-10099, described as Cooking basket; twined. Warp is Epicampes (Sporobolus rigens), weft is possibly Maple (Acer macrophyllum). Pattern is Brake fern (Pteris quilina). Flaring, 3-rod coiling with interlocking stitches. Decoration: dark brown horizontal zigzag design.