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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0053 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Baby carrier / cradleboard | |
| Culture | Western Mono | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
| County | Madera, Fresno | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930-1950 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Deer brush (Ceonothus integerrimus) shoots; Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots; Sedge (Carex sp.) roots; Glass beads; Cotton string; Thread; Pigment | |
| Description | Girl's baby carrier consisting of double-layer triangular backboard and arched sun shade on hooped supports; Backboard woven primarily in lashing stitch with plain twining at base; Sun shade woven in diagonal twining; Rim is coil-wrapped; Backboard design is vertical zigzags, indicating its use by a female child; Hood design alternates exposed warps and twined bands; 2 beaded dangles and red pigment spots also decorate hood; This type of carrier would be the second of several cradles used by a baby, this one being of sturdier construction and woven with a full protective hood and gender-specific designs. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 20.4, Width = 34.3, Length = 52.7 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0055A,B |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket with lid | |
| Culture | Thompson or Fraser River Salish | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | British Columbia | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Thompson and/or Fraser River areas | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. late 1800s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Western red cedar (Thuja plicata) slats and roots; Common reed (Phragmites australis) stems; Cherry (Prunus emarginata) bark | |
| Description | Large rectangular flat-bottomed basket with slightly flaring sides, and a low interior lip, along with corresponding flat, rectangular lid with low sides that fit over basket's lip; Base of basket and lid are woven in plaited technique over wide cedar slats, using cedar roots as the weft, and single bundle around perimeter of each is coil-wrapped and the whole units are supported on narrow footed bases comprising a cedar slat set on edge and trimmed with an additional bundle coil; Sides of basket are woven in coiled technique over cedar slats; Primary weft material is cedar roots; Designs are woven of undyed reed stems and natural (red) and mud-dyed (black) cherry bark, using the coiling technique on the basket's sides and ribbon beading on the entire lid and along base and rim of the basket; Designs on ends of basket consist of central column of red and straw-colored crosses, flanked by negative vertical zigzags on black background; Sides of basket show central column of black T-shaped motifs on straw-colored background, flanked by vertical columns of red and straw-colored crosses and wide negative vertical zigzags on red background; Designs on lid consist of plain bands alternating with ribbon-beaded bear grass or dyed black cherry bark bands on top, and red cherry bark bands along edges; 3 small imbricated reed sections on interior may be weaver's signature. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 33.7, Width = 40.7, Length = 60.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0056 |  |
| Category | Basketry; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Basket water jar | |
| Culture | Western Apache | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Toni Dodge | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1900-1940 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Willow (Salix sp.) shoots or sumac (Rhus sp.) stems; Piñon pine (Pinus edulis) pitch | |
| Description | Large jar-shaped water bottle with concave base, rounded body, high tapering neck, and tall wide neck with slightly flaring rim; Warp and weft material is sumac or willow shoots; Basket is woven primarily in plain diagonal twining, with several rows of 3-strand twining on base and along shoulder for extra strength; Warp rods are bent over at rim and coil-wrapped; Two carved wooden handles are bent into "U" shapes with outward flaring ends that are secured with coiled stitches to sides of basket just above and below shoulder; Rim is wrapped in black devil's claw; Entire interior and exterior of basket are covered with heavy coating of brown piñon pine pitch; Possible decorative wide line along shoulder is darker than surrounding area, possibly produced by using overheated (burnt) pitch, as underlying weft stitches are not dyed or painted. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 44.5, Rim Diam = 19.6, Max Diam = 37.1 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0059 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Tlingit | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | British Columbia | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Spruce (Picea sp.) roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Aniline dyes | |
| Description | Very large and deep round basket with flat base and slightly flaring sides, woven entirely in plain twining technique except for single row of 3-strand twining at junction of base and sides; Warp and weft material is spruce roots; Series of 9 concentric bands on base are woven in plain twining using dyed green, purple, red, and dark brown spruce roots, alternating with bands of undyed spruce root between them; Row of 3-strand twining is also of dyed red spruce roots; Pair of 3-row bands along lower sides are woven in false embroidery, using dyed red and purple bear grass leaves; 2 wide and 1 narrow band encircle basket around midsection, with the background of the wider bands woven in plain twining and comprising alternating red and purple bands, all between upper and lower green framing lines; On exterior of these are series of alternating red and straw-colored angular "S" shapes, all in false embroidery; Narrower band between the 2 wider false embroidered bands is also woven in false embroidery and shows series of small rectangles that form a terraced zigzag, flanked by red terraced triangles, with the overall band framed between plain twined bands in purple and orange; Narrow false embroidered band in dyed purple and red and undyed bear grass encircles rim; Double pair of cordage ties on upper sides secured tumpline (section of wool yarn rope is attached). | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 35.7, Max Diam = ca. 35.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0060A,B |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket with lid | |
| Culture | Jicarilla Apache | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Rio Arriba or Sandoval | |
| Other Geographic Data | Jicarilla Apache Reservation area | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940s to 1950s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Aniline dyes | |
| Description | Deep round basket with flat base and slightly flared, vertical sides with pair of rectangular cutout handles on upper sides; Basket and corresponding flat lid with low sides that fit over rim of basket are both woven in coiling technique over bundle foundation; Warp material is willow shoots and the primary weft material is peeled and split willow shoots; Designs on basket and lid are woven of aniline dyed willow and include 4 large concentric red and green diamonds on sides of basket, alternating with pairs of smaller concentric terraced diamonds in red and green in intervening spaces; Designs on lid include red and green concentric bands on top and band of terraced red and green triangles around sides; Basket was likely woven for sale as clothes hamper. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 50.0, Max Diam = 33.4 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0066 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Baby carrier / cradleboard model | |
| Culture | Eastern Mono | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
| County | Mono, Inyo | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940-1960 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Sedge (Carex sp.) roots; Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots | |
| Description | Model baby carrier for girl, consisting of double-layer rectangular backboard and arching sun shade on hooped support; Woven in diagonal twining with coil-wrapping around rim; Design are in redbud and consist of simple zigzag on backboard and alternating bands of red (redbud) and light (willow shoots) warp rods on sun shade. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 8.2, Width = 9.5, Length = 16.6 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0067 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Baby carrier / cradleboard model | |
| Culture | Western Mono | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
| County | Madera, Fresno | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940-1960 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Willow (Salix sp.) shoots Sedge (Carex sp.) roots; Bracken fern (Pteridium sp.) roots; Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots | |
| Description | Miniature baby carrier consisting of flat rectangular backboard and hooped sun shade; Backboard is woven in diagonal twining; Sun shade is woven in plain twining; Upper and lower rims are coil-wrapped; Designs on both backboard and sun shade alternate bands of exposed warp rods and twined bands, as well as black (bracken fern) and light (sedge) weft materials. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 6.8, Width = 7.1, Length = 12.2 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0068A,B |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Effigy basket with lid (crab) | |
| Culture | Coushatta | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, or Texas | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Pine (Pinus sp.) needles; Raffia grass leaves; Aniline dyes | |
| Description | Effigy basket in the form of a crab; Oval body has flat base and rounded sides that curve inward at the rim; Corresponding oval lid has interior lip that fits inside mouth of basket; Both basket and lid are woven in open coiled technique over a bundle foundation; Warp material is pine needles and primary weft material is undyed raffia grass leaves; Appended tail, 8 legs (4 legs on each side), and pair of large claws on front are all wrapped in dyed red raffia leaves; Eyes and antennae on front are made of dyed black raffia leaves; Top of lid is decorated with dyed red raffia fibers woven in overstitch technique. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.1, Width = ca. 12.5, Length = 15.8 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0069 |  |
| Category | Basketry; Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Effigy basket and doll | |
| Culture | Coushatta | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, or Texas | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Pine (Pinus sp.) needles; Raffia grass leaves; Aniline dyes; Leather; Commercial cloth; Commercial thread | |
| Description | Effigy basket in the form of small cylindrical water well with attached water bucket and a butter churn (?), all mounted on a flat, oval base and all woven in an open split-stitch coiled technique over a bundle foundation; Warp material is pine needles and weft material is undyed raffia grass leaves; Small cloth female doll dressed in yellow leather dress and moccasins and red cloth cape and belt is standing by the butter churn grasping the upright pole; Doll's facial features and hair are made from black thread. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 15.3, Width = 9.7, Length = 17.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0070A,B |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Effigy basket with lid (turkey) | |
| Culture | Coushatta | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, or Texas | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Pine (Pinus sp.) needles; Raffia grass leaves; Aniline dyes | |
| Description | Effigy basket in the form of a turkey, whose hollow, oval body has a flat base and rounded sides that curve inward toward the rim; Corresponding oval lid is slightly rounded and has interior lip that fits inside basket's mouth; Both basket and lid are woven in open coiled technique over a bundle foundation; Warp material is pine needles and primary weft material is undyed raffia grass leaves; Turkey’s neck and head are fashioned from pine needle bundle that is coil-wrapped; Eyes are woven of dyed black raffia leaves; Tail is fashioned from lengths of raffia leaves that are looped through coils and extend out as fringe; Body is supported on pine needle bundle secured to underside, whose two ends are bent down to form the legs and the ends splayed to form 4 toes each, and all are coil-wrapped and secured to an oval coiled base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 10.6, Width = 10.4, Length = 13.7 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0076 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Klamath River | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
| County | Humboldt, Del Norte, Siskiyou | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) stems; Woodwardia fern (Woodwardia sp.) stems | |
| Description | Round basket with flat base and curving sides that slope slightly inward; Woven primarily in plain twining with 3-strand twining on base and just below rim; Design is in bear grass and maidenhair and woodwardia ferns and includes concentric bands on base and diagonally stacked tri-color parallelograms on sides. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 8.5, Rim Diam = 10.8, Max Diam = 12.9 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0077A,B |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket with lid | |
| Culture | Aleut | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | Aleutians West | |
| Other Geographic Data | Aleutian Islands: Attu Island | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Rye grass (Elymus sp.) stems; Silk thread | |
| Description | Cylindrical basket with flat base and vertical sides, woven entirely in closed plain twining except for four paired rows on the base where the warps are exposed and crossed and a single row of 3-strand twining at the junction of the base and sides; Warp and weft material is rye grass stems; Designs are of silk thread, are woven in false embroidery technique, and consist of band of stacked triangles (in colors of orange, purple, pink, green and red) around midsection of basket, flanked above and below by band of open terraced diamonds in pink and pale blue, all framed between narrow terraced zigzag lines in yellow and brown; Matching round and slightly domed lid has short side that fits over rim of basket and central flat-topped knob handle on short thin stem; Lid is woven in closed plain twining; Designs on lid consist of concentric green, yellow, red, and purple bands on knob handle and similar motifs in similar colors on wide shoulder of lid as those found on basket. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 11.0, Max Diam = 12.8 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0314 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona, New Mexico | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Navajo Indian Reservation area | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1870-1900 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Willow (Salix sp.) shoots or sumac (Rhus sp.) stems; Horsehair | |
| Description | Jar-shaped basket with narrow base and rounded sides, flaring to a maximum diameter at the mid-section, then tapering gradually toward the rim; Basket is woven in coiled technique, primarily over a two-rod foundation, and occasionally over three rods; Warp and weft materials are probably willow or sumac shoots; Traces of pine pitch coating remain on interior; Traces of two black horsehair handles remain opposite each other on the shoulders. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 14.3, Rim Diam = ca. 6.0, Max Diam = 17.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0443 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Bag | |
| Culture | Nez Perce | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Idaho, Washington or Oregon | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | early to mid 1900s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Hop twine; Hemp; Corn husk; Wool yarn; Canvas cloth; Metal; Leather | |
| Description | Large, flat rectangular storage bag woven in 2-strand plain twining technique; Warp material is hop twine; Weft material around base and mouth of bag is hemp, while hop twine is used as the weft over the remainder body; Sides taper inward slightly toward the mouth; Canvas strip attached at bottom to which metal rings have been attached with thread; Wide hide band is laced through rings; Designs are woven of wool yarn in a false embroidery technique, against a background of undyed corn husk, and consist of 6 rows of green hourglass figures on red rectangles on the front face of the bag, and 4 rows of diamonds and half diamonds in green, blue, red, orange, and turquoise on the reverse face. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 32.4, Length = 47.8 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0627 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Bag | |
| Culture | Nez Perce | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Idaho, Washington or Oregon | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Hop twine; Corn husk; Hemp; Wool yarn; Hide | |
| Description | Small, flat rectangular pouch woven in 2-strand plain twining technique; Warp material is hemp and primary weft material is hop twine; Back panel of pouch extends above rim to form triangular tab that down over the front to form a flap and is secured with short leather thong threaded through point of tab and another one threaded through upper side of pouch; Designs are woven in false embroidery technique in wool yarn and include parallel yellow and blue zigzag bands, both edged in red and both continuing around both front and back sides of pouch; Fold-over flap is embroidered with alternating green and red bands; Segmented band in pale green wool and undyed corn husk frames bottom edge on front face only; Background areas on front and back of pouch (not including fold-over flap) are woven of undyed corn husk in a false embroidery technique; Third leather thong is threaded through back of pouch, probably to tie pouch to belt. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 12.0, Thickness = 1.4, Length = 12.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0732A,B |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket with lid | |
| Culture | ||
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Ethiopia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Plant material | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 21.3, Max Diam = 15.9 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0733 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Paiute | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
| County | Mono, Inyo, San Bernardino | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | early to mid 1900s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Willow (Salix sp.) shoots | |
| Description | Small round basket with flat base and rounded sides with slightly in-curved rim, woven in coiling technique over 3-rod foundation; Warp material is whole peeled willow shoots and primary weft material is peeled and split willow shoots; Designs are woven of brown springtime peeled willow shoots and consist of a terraced geometric motif that is inconsistently repeated numerous times in various forms and segments thereof in a single band around upper sides. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 5.7, Rim Diam = 12.2, Max Diam = 12.7 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0734A,B |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Effigy basket with lid (alligator) | |
| Culture | Coushatta | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, or Texas | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Pine (Pinus sp.) needles and cone scales; Raffia grass leaves; Aniline dyes; Commercial cloth; Wool yarn | |
| Description | Elongated basket in the form of an alligator in walking position, woven entirely in open-spaced coiled technique over a bundle foundation; Warp material is pine needles and primary weft material is undyed raffia grass leaves; Alligator's body is oval-shaped and constitutes the actual "basket" with a flat base and vertical sides; Separate open-ended (at one end only) oval shaped basket is attached to one end of body in inverted position to form the animal's tail; Two separate and very shallow, open-ended (on one end only) baskets are also attached to opposite end of the body, forming the head and hinged jaws of the alligator; Four separate coil-wrapped legs and feet are attached to sides of the body; Separate oval lid with interior lip fits into back cavity of alligator's body; Upper side of neck, body (including lid), and tail are covered with overlapping individual pine cone scales to represent the alligator's skin texture; Eyes and interior of mouth are woven of dyed red raffia grass leaves. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 3.8, Width = 5.1, Length = 22.6 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0735 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Baby carrier / cradleboard model | |
| Culture | Coushatta | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, or Texas | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Pine (Pinus sp.) needles; Raffia grass leaves; Aniline dyes; Commercial cloth; Wool yarn | |
| Description | Miniature model of a baby carrier containing cloth doll; Basketry carrier comprises a flat oval back panel woven in spaced coiled technique over a bundle foundation; Mounted to the front face of the panel are the sides of an oval basket (the panel forms the underlying base) which slopes inward as it rises to the rim; Lower half of basket's mouth is woven in a random sewing technique to form a partial protective covering for the baby; Warp material is pine needles and primary weft material is undyed raffia grass leaves; Designs are woven of dyed raffia grass leaves and consist of running stitch of blue raffia along outer edge of backboard and along lower edges of protective covering over the baby, and series of pink "X" motifs around edges of backboard and random sewing stitches on basket's protective covering; Miniature doll with brown cloth face with black wool facial features and hair and whose body is wrapped in red cloth is lying with the baby carrier. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 7.0, Depth = 2.2, Length = 12.3 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0736 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Pomo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
| County | Mendocino, Sonoma, Lake | |
| Other Geographic Data | Porter Valley area | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Sedge (Carex sp.) roots; Bulrush (Scirpus sp.) roots; Acorn woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) feathers | |
| Description | Oval basket with flat base and curving sides that taper in slightly at rim; Coiled on a 3-rod foundation; Designs in dyed bulrush include 2 rectilinear fret bands on base, 4 vertical rectilinear fret motifs on each long side; And column of stacked U-shaped motifs at each short end; Red woodpecker crest feathers, spaced approx. 1 cm apart, are woven into the wefts along the final 12 coils. [In 1977 Pomo basketweaver Mable McKay identified this design as the “worm†design which was used by her aunt. She also attributed this basket to the Porter Valley area.] | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 6.2, Width = 12.2, Rim Diam = 16.6, Length = 20.8 | |
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