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Start Over Object class Twined weaving Materials Grape root Taxon Adiantum pedatum
Hearst Museum object titled Basket cap, accession number 1-20834, described as Basket cap; twined. No warp. Weft is Grape root (Vitus californica). Black pattern is Maidenhair (Adiantum pedatum), white pattern is Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax).
Hearst Museum object titled Burden basket, accession number 1-16544, described as Burden basket; twined. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is yellow Pine. White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Red pattern is Chain fern (Adiantum pedatum) in Alder (Alnus rubra). Rim bound with grape (Vitus californica). Small, twined. Grimy from use. Hoop broken in one spot. 2-faced red and white overlay. All-over stepped design. Below rim, a white band with a geometric motif repeated. Mostly plain twining. 3-strand twining occurs from the bottom up 7 cm; also the two top rows. Hoop stitched to the top. Inside the bottom scaffolding remains the bottom 12 cm. The packstrap is of blue denim and is tied on with buckskin thongs.

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