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Hearst Museum object titled Burden basket, accession number 1-28558, described as Openwork burden basket. In good condition but fragile; several dark stains. Truncated cone shape; plain twined; about 5 cm from the top, the warps were twisted half way around in pairs; the 4 top rows are closely twined; the warp ends are twined together to create a rim; weft ends were turned upwards to parallel warps a short way. Labels: "Wailaki" crossed out and "Nongatl" Per Ralph Shanks: Openwork plain twined burden basket, used, with stains on the interior. Crossed warp start. Peeled willow shoots are used as warp and weft. There are two cotton-like loops on opposite sides of the basket. There are parallel warps throughout the basket except for 2 inches below the rim, where there is one row of crossed warps. At the starting knot there is plain twining for 2 1/2 inches, followed by two weft rows of three strand twining, followed by plain twining to the rim. The rim has braided warps and which are bound down on the interior. The basket has a rightward work direction and up to the right slant of weft twist.
Hearst Museum object titled Burden basket, accession number 1-71426, described as Twined, burden.
Hearst Museum object titled Burden basket, accession number 1-235160, described as Burden basket, twined. 6 major design bands (geometric). Poor condition, base lost.
Hearst Museum object titled Burden basket, accession number 1-71493, described as Burden basket, openwork twining.
Hearst Museum object titled Burden basket, accession number 1-12119, described as Very old burden basket. Fragile. Caked with grime (tarweed?), worn. Hoop broken in 3 places; hole in bottom repaired by crude coiling. Warps broken in one place. Conical shape, plain twined except bottom 7 cm that is 3-strand twining. Hoop lashed to rim with buckskin. Also buckskin sewing at overlap of 2 sticks, splitshoot sewing over a break. White 2-faced (?) overlay design obscured by grime; all of the plain twined area had design of zigzagging stepped parallelograms (?). Per Ralph Shanks: Twined burden basket, used. The original starting knot is partially missing and there is a lighter replacement material coiled at the base. The basket has peeled shoot warps with conifer root wefts and beargrass overlay. From the bottom of the basket above the repair there is three strand twining for 2 1/2 inches, followed by plain twining the rim, which is trimmed. The workface is on the exterior. The rim has a rod attached with leather lashing on the interior. The overlay is primarily single sided, with the primary design on the exterior. The basket slightly undulates; one side is flattened, probably from carrying.
Hearst Museum object titled Burden basket, accession number 1-71423, described as Twined burden basket
Hearst Museum object titled Burden basket, accession number 1-233742, described as Burden basket. Twined novelty. Warp of willow shoots; wefts of redbud (light) and bracken fern root (dark). Simple band designs.
Hearst Museum object titled Burden basket, accession number 1-12058, described as Conical openwork twined basket. Said to be of Huchnom make. Tag: "Yuki". Per Ralph Shanks: Twined openwork conical gathering or hanging storage basket. Used with signs of wear. The basket has a crossed warp start. The warps and wefts are possibly unpeeled willow. The rim is braided with the warps bent to the right. The basket is plain twined with no designs. The basket has an exterior workface, a rightward work direction, and an up to the right slant of weft twist. Resembles Yuki buckeye leaching baskets 1-11901 and 1-12024.
Hearst Museum object titled Burden basket, accession number 1-71431, described as Twined.
Hearst Museum object titled Burden basket, accession number 10-3340, described as Burden basket, wider at top than bottom, of woven bamboo; decorated with rattan.

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