Catalog Number
|
Catalog Number |
CAS 1985-0006-0003 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Pomo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
| County | Mendocino, Sonoma, Lake | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Laura Somersal (1892-1990) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1960s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Sedge (Carex sp.) roots; Bulrush (Scirpus sp.) roots | |
| Description | Round basket with flat base with rounded sides that taper in at rim; Coiled on single-rod foundation; Designs in dyed bulrush include 4-petal (each with 4 points) floral pattern on base, 2 bands of contiguous triangles of graduated sizes around sides, and band of truncated triangles around rim. [Attribution of this basket to Laura Somersal confirmed in 2014 by her nephew, Clint McKay, who studied under her.] | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 6.9, Rim Diam = 13.2, Max Diam = 17.8 | |