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Hearst Museum object titled Basket tray, accession number 1-746, described as Tray basket, dirty and worn from use. Coiled. Third row from rim done in red; dotted rows at 4 and 5 cm from top; 8 cm from rim is a row part red, then dotted; 2 more red rows at 12 and 13 cm from edge. One tag: "Wailaki att." Two Tags: "Wailaki". Per Ralph Shanks: Coiled basket bowl, with food debris. Tight spiral start, overstitched. The coil foundation is splints only. The wefts are peeled redbud and the design is unpeeled redbud. The weft fag ends are bound under. The moving ends are trimmed with some concealed. The stitches are non-interlocking. There are some split stitches on the work face and approximately 50% split stitches on the back face. The rim is plain wrapped, with a blunt coil ending. The workface is on the exterior, the work direction is to the right. The slant of weft twist is down to the right. The characteristics of the basket do not rule out either a Yuki or Wailaki maker.

Hearst Museum object titled Mush basket, accession number 1-747, described as Mush boiling basket, twined 2 bands of overlay single faced type decoration. 3 strand twining at start, 3 cm radius; also the third row from top. Fourth row down lattice twining of peeled shoots. Grimy and worn from use. Two tags " Wailaki" Per Ralph Shanks: Mush boiling basket. Probably crossed warp start, indented. The warp material is a peeled shoot; the wefts are conifer root with an overlay design in beargrass. There is a reinforcing rod on the exterior of the basket wrapped with another material. Starting at the starting knot there is three strand twining for about 2 inches, followed by plain twining up to one inch from the rim, followed by a lattice twined rod, followed by a single weft row of three strand twining, followed by two weft rows of plain twining. The rim is trimmed. The basket somewhat undulates. The work direction is to the right, with an exterior workface and up to the right slant of weft twist. There are two horizontal bands of beargrass overlay design, there are two to three points on the bottom of the band to every point on the top of the band. The overlay is single sided. The shape of the basket is different from Northwestern California mush boilers, with straighter sides.

Hearst Museum object titled Sling, accession number 1-748, described as sling; raw hide thongs attached to cigar shaped leather center with string; loop at end of one thong.

Hearst Museum object titled Game counter, accession number 1-749a, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Game counters or sling shot, accession number 1-749a-t, described as Game counters; twigs marked with burned dots and slashes. Note: Ledger describes these artifacts as sling shot. Fide Lawrence E. Dawson, these are game counters.

Hearst Museum object titled Game counter, accession number 1-749b, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Game counter, accession number 1-749c, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Game counter, accession number 1-749d, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Game counter, accession number 1-749e, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Game counter, accession number 1-749f, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Game counter, accession number 1-749g, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Game counter, accession number 1-749h, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Game counter, accession number 1-749i, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Game counter, accession number 1-749j, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Game counter, accession number 1-749k, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Game counter, accession number 1-749l, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Game counter, accession number 1-749m, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Game counter, accession number 1-749n, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Game counter, accession number 1-749o, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Game counter, accession number 1-749p, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Game counter, accession number 1-749q, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Game counter, accession number 1-749r, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Game counter, accession number 1-749s, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Game counter, accession number 1-749t, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Grass game stick, accession number 1-750a-q, described as Grass game of poison oak.

Hearst Museum object titled Root, accession number 1-752, described as Medicine root.

Hearst Museum object titled Mortar basket, accession number 1-753, described as Basket sieve; coated with grime. Coiled. Designs: 2 rows of alternating red and light stitches at the top, a band of red zigzags, another 2 rows of alternate-colored stitches, and one row of red. Two tags: "Wailaki" Per Ralph Shanks: Food processing basket with flaring sides, used, with food remains. The start is tightly coiled, with no indentation. The warps are peeled shoot rods and splints. The wefts are redbud, peeled and unpeeled. The rim is plain wrapped, with the end missing. There are horizontal bands of designs, a horizontal zigzag framed above and below by checkered bands. There are about 10 Yuki-style random rectangles. The majority of the stitches are non-interlocking. Most of the stitches are not split. The fag ends and moving ends are sometimes concealed and sometimes bound under. There is a down to the right slant of weft twist and a rightward work direction, with an exterior workface. This basket could be either Wailaki or Yuki based on the style, materials, and techniques used.

Hearst Museum object titled Mortar basket, accession number 1-754, described as Mortar basket; worn and grimy from use. Hoop lashed with buckskin thong to inside of rim. 2-faced overlay; black and white dotted horizontal lines near top (2). Mainly plain twining. 3 strand twining from bottom about 6 cm up; then a hoop lattice- twined to outside; then 2 rows of 3-strand twining, one row plain twining, and one more row of 3-strand twining; 2 rows of 3-strand twining about 10 cm down from the rim. Two tags: "Wailaki".

Hearst Museum object titled Cooking basket, accession number 1-755, described as Flat parcher basket. Very worn and grimy from usage; several breaks. Coiled. Red designs: 2 types of zigzag going up to the left; also 2 stacks of triangles balanced on the apex of the one below. 3 red rows between rim and design area. Three tags: "Wailaki". Per Ralph Shanks: Coiled basket, used, appears to be a cooking basket, saturated with food debris. The start is a tight spiral. The coil foundation is a mixture of rods and splints. The wefts are peeled and unpeeled redbud. The design is diagonal zigzags, triangles, with a solid band below the rim. There are random rectangle designs throughout the basket. The rim is plain wrapped. The coil ending has at least 1 5/8th inch of back stitches. There is one rectangle/tick at the rim. The basket has a rightward work direction and an exterior workface. The weft twist is variable, with split stitches on the back face. The weft fag ends are primarily clipped, with some tucked. The moving ends are concealed.

Hearst Museum object titled Cooking basket, accession number 1-759, described as In good condition but dusty, shows signs of use. A large, wide and shallow shape. Two- faced overlay designs; 2 bands of connected diamonds, running horizontally, a dotted stripe below; white overlay material. Predominantly plain twining. 3-strand twining from basket start 7 cm radius, large stitches; 2 more rows at 9 cm from start; 2 rows at basket rim. Two tags: "Wailaki". Per Ralph Shanks: Twined basket bowl, lightly used, with no apparent food residue. The basket has a crossed warp start, indented, non-perpendicular. The warps are a peeled shoot. The weft material is conifer root, with a beargrass design overlay. From the starting knot there are 1 1/2 inches of three strand twining, followed by 1/2 inch of plain twining, followed by 1/2 inch of three strand twining, followed by 3/4 inch of plain twining, followed by two weft rows of three strand twining, plain twining continues to the rim, where there are two weft rows of three strand twining. The rim is trimmed, with the majority of the warp sticks extending above the rim. The basket has a rightward work direction, with an up to the right of slant of weft twist. The basket has an exterior workface. The weft overlay is primarily on the exterior, with some irregularly on the interior. The basket has some undulation.

Hearst Museum object titled Belt, accession number 1-760, described as Dance belt, abalone shells on weasel skin.

Hearst Museum object titled Bowl basket, accession number 1-786, described as Bowl basket; twined. Warp is willow (Salix), weft is gray pine (Pinus sabiniana). Red pattern is redbud (Cercis occidentalis).

Hearst Museum object titled Shuttle, accession number 1-798, described as net weaving shuttle.

Hearst Museum object titled Pipe, accession number 1-800a, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Pipe and case, accession number 1-800a,b, described as pipe and case.

Hearst Museum object titled Pipe case, accession number 1-800b, no description available.

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