Baskets are items rooted in necessity that also carry great cultural and aesthetic importance. Native communities across California make baskets for gathering, sorting, and cooking, using designs and techniques passed through generations. Because of the close proximity of their lands and the connections between the communities, the weaving practices among the Hupa, Yurok, Karuk, and Tolowa people from the Lower Klamath River are quite similar. They share techniques of harvesting and processing materials as well as a single-sided method of twining to make baskets with designs that are visible only on the outside of the basket.