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Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number TB-61, described as Vase shaped twined basket with a ring of red wool tufts around the shoulder. Note inside indicates catalogue number is lost. [Feather] 11/20/2008; Per Ralph Shanks: Bottleneck or treasure basket. Note inside "No number on this basket. It seems that it should be 1-20935. But it does not fit description on the catalog card." Collector's number "151" on inside on outside "BWL (?)…" "Acc.1.300" on bottom. Coiled grass bundle foundation with rightward warp direction. Background is willow, red is Joshua tree root. Black is unknown probably devils claw pod. . There may be some bulrush root in the black designs. 4 horizontal bands of zigzag designs outlined in red. Red tuff of wool and quail topknots at shoulder. Rim ticks along entire length of neck. 6 sets of four veridical rim ticks. Scattered small black elements and slashes between one set of zigzags. Pinhole starting knot. Probably Tübatulabal or less likely Kawaiisu.

Hearst Museum object titled Treasure basket, accession number 1-164425, described as Twined, sub-globular, small; alternating red and straw-color lines in diagonal twining technique. Tag "Klamath River Tribes Att." Per Ralph Shanks: Twined basket bowl. The basket has a crossed warp starting knot, indented. The warp material is probably willow. The background weft is conifer root. The weft overlay is beargrass and red dyed woodwardia fern. At the starting knot there is 3 strand twining for .5 inch followed by 1.5 inches of diagonal twining, followed by one weft row of three strand twining. After that diagonal twining continues until the rim where there are two weft rows of three strand twining. The design is a band of slanted stripes of alternating beargrass and red dyed woodwardia. The basket has an exterior workface with a rightward work direction. The basket has an up to the right slant of weft twist. The overlay is only on the outside. The rim has the warp sticks sticking up above the rim, and are trimmed evenly. It is an uncommon basket, as very few baskets in Northwestern California are made of mostly diagonal twining. There is a hair woven into the basket.

Hearst Museum object titled Treasure basket, accession number 1-164427, described as Twined, with coiled rim; globular; black and straw-color design on red ground. Rim is out of shape. Tag "Klamath River Tribes Att.". Per Ralph Shanks: Twined, slightly globular basket. Crossed warp starting knot, slightly indented. The warp material is probably willow. The weft material is conifer root. The weft overlay design is in beargrass, maidenhair fern, and red-dyed woodwardia. Starting at the starting knot, there is 3/4 inch of three strand twining, followed by 1.25 inches of plain twining, followed by 2 weft rows of three strand twining. Plain twining continues to the rim where there is 1 weft row of three strand twining, followed by 1/4 inch of crossed warp openwork, followed by a reinforced wrapped rim. The rim is wrapped with beargrass. The main design is comprised of six alternating triangles with smaller triangles on each side. The workface is on the exterior. The overlay is single-sided, with the design on the exterior. The basket has an up to the right slant of weft twist and a rightward work direction. The basket is from Northwest California.

Hearst Museum object titled Treasure basket, accession number 2-59586a,b, described as Tea kettle with lid; twined basketry with overlay designs. (a) Tea kettle: encircling bands of black and red parallelograms top, bottom, and on spout. (b) Lid: encircling bands of red and black parallelograms; attachment at top broken.

Hearst Museum object titled Treasure basket, accession number 1-211550, described as Small trinket basket. Black designs composed of triangles. Tag "NW. CA. Att.". Per Ralph Shanks: Globular twined basket bowl. The basket has a crossed warp starting knot, indented. The warp material is probably hazel. The background weft is conifer root. The weft overlay is beargrass and maidenhair fern. At the starting knot there is 1 inch of three strand twining. After that plain twining, that has beargrass overlay, for 1 inch followed by 3 rows of three strand twining, that have no overlay. After that there is plain twining until the rim where there are 4 weft rows of three strand twining. The design is six alternating sets of six triangles with a bar along the top or bottom. The basket has an exterior workface with a rightward work direction. The basket has an up to the right slant of weft twist. The overlay is only on the outside. The rim is trimmed. The basket is from Northwest California.

Hearst Museum object titled Treasure basket, accession number 1-164422, described as Twined; globular; black designs on light ground; 4 diamonds each bordered by triangles. Old tag says $2.10. Rim is out of shape. Tag "Klamath River Tribes Att.". Second tag "Klamath R. Tribes". Per Ralph Shanks: Globular twined basket bowl. The basket has a crossed warp starting knot. The warp material is possibly hazel or willow. The background weft is conifer root. The weft overlay is beargrass and maiden hair fern. At the starting knot there is 1 inch of three strand twining. After that plain twining, that has bear grass overlay, for 1 inch followed by 2 rows of three strand twining. After that there is plain twining until the rim where there is 2 weft rows of three strand twining. The design includes a band of alternating diagonal black and tan lines on the base. The primary design is four diamonds with diagonal stripes inside them and surrounded by triangles. At the rim there another row of alternating diagonal black and tan lines. The basket has an exterior workface with a rightward work direction. The basket has an up to the right slant of weft twist. The overlay is only on the outside. The rim is trimmed, and is unraveling. The basket is from Northwest California, possibly Yurok or Wiyot based on the design.

Hearst Museum object titled Treasure basket, accession number 1-216866, described as Plain twining, zigzag design.

Hearst Museum object titled Treasure basket, accession number 1-164413, described as Trinket basket. Coiled, shouldered, flaring neck. Designs: row of diamonds and row of people holding hands.

Hearst Museum object titled Treasure basket, accession number 1-164417, described as Twined, but with coiled rim. Black designs. Cost $3.50.

Hearst Museum object titled Treasure basket, accession number 1-211549a,b, described as Trinket basket with cover. Diagonal designs in red and black.

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Hearst Museum object titled Treasure basket, accession number 1-164425, described as Twined, sub-globular, small; alternating red and straw-color lines in diagonal twining technique. Tag "Klamath River Tribes Att." Per Ralph Shanks: Twined basket bowl. The basket has a crossed warp starting knot, indented. The warp material is probably willow. The background weft is conifer root. The weft overlay is beargrass and red dyed woodwardia fern. At the starting knot there is 3 strand twining for .5 inch followed by 1.5 inches of diagonal twining, followed by one weft row of three strand twining. After that diagonal twining continues until the rim where there are two weft rows of three strand twining. The design is a band of slanted stripes of alternating beargrass and red dyed woodwardia. The basket has an exterior workface with a rightward work direction. The basket has an up to the right slant of weft twist. The overlay is only on the outside. The rim has the warp sticks sticking up above the rim, and are trimmed evenly. It is an uncommon basket, as very few baskets in Northwestern California are made of mostly diagonal twining. There is a hair woven into the basket.

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Hearst Museum object titled Treasure basket, accession number 1-164427, described as Twined, with coiled rim; globular; black and straw-color design on red ground. Rim is out of shape. Tag "Klamath River Tribes Att.". Per Ralph Shanks: Twined, slightly globular basket. Crossed warp starting knot, slightly indented. The warp material is probably willow. The weft material is conifer root. The weft overlay design is in beargrass, maidenhair fern, and red-dyed woodwardia. Starting at the starting knot, there is 3/4 inch of three strand twining, followed by 1.25 inches of plain twining, followed by 2 weft rows of three strand twining. Plain twining continues to the rim where there is 1 weft row of three strand twining, followed by 1/4 inch of crossed warp openwork, followed by a reinforced wrapped rim. The rim is wrapped with beargrass. The main design is comprised of six alternating triangles with smaller triangles on each side. The workface is on the exterior. The overlay is single-sided, with the design on the exterior. The basket has an up to the right slant of weft twist and a rightward work direction. The basket is from Northwest California.

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Hearst Museum object titled Treasure basket, accession number 2-59586a,b, described as Tea kettle with lid; twined basketry with overlay designs. (a) Tea kettle: encircling bands of black and red parallelograms top, bottom, and on spout. (b) Lid: encircling bands of red and black parallelograms; attachment at top broken.

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Hearst Museum object titled Treasure basket, accession number 1-211550, described as Small trinket basket. Black designs composed of triangles. Tag "NW. CA. Att.". Per Ralph Shanks: Globular twined basket bowl. The basket has a crossed warp starting knot, indented. The warp material is probably hazel. The background weft is conifer root. The weft overlay is beargrass and maidenhair fern. At the starting knot there is 1 inch of three strand twining. After that plain twining, that has beargrass overlay, for 1 inch followed by 3 rows of three strand twining, that have no overlay. After that there is plain twining until the rim where there are 4 weft rows of three strand twining. The design is six alternating sets of six triangles with a bar along the top or bottom. The basket has an exterior workface with a rightward work direction. The basket has an up to the right slant of weft twist. The overlay is only on the outside. The rim is trimmed. The basket is from Northwest California.

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Hearst Museum object titled Treasure basket, accession number 1-164422, described as Twined; globular; black designs on light ground; 4 diamonds each bordered by triangles. Old tag says $2.10. Rim is out of shape. Tag "Klamath River Tribes Att.". Second tag "Klamath R. Tribes". Per Ralph Shanks: Globular twined basket bowl. The basket has a crossed warp starting knot. The warp material is possibly hazel or willow. The background weft is conifer root. The weft overlay is beargrass and maiden hair fern. At the starting knot there is 1 inch of three strand twining. After that plain twining, that has bear grass overlay, for 1 inch followed by 2 rows of three strand twining. After that there is plain twining until the rim where there is 2 weft rows of three strand twining. The design includes a band of alternating diagonal black and tan lines on the base. The primary design is four diamonds with diagonal stripes inside them and surrounded by triangles. At the rim there another row of alternating diagonal black and tan lines. The basket has an exterior workface with a rightward work direction. The basket has an up to the right slant of weft twist. The overlay is only on the outside. The rim is trimmed, and is unraveling. The basket is from Northwest California, possibly Yurok or Wiyot based on the design.

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Hearst Museum object titled Treasure basket, accession number 1-216866, described as Plain twining, zigzag design.

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Hearst Museum object titled Treasure basket, accession number 1-164413, described as Trinket basket. Coiled, shouldered, flaring neck. Designs: row of diamonds and row of people holding hands.

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Hearst Museum object titled Treasure basket, accession number 1-164417, described as Twined, but with coiled rim. Black designs. Cost $3.50.

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Hearst Museum object titled Treasure basket, accession number 1-211549a,b, described as Trinket basket with cover. Diagonal designs in red and black.

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