| Catalog Number |
CAS 1990-0001-0099 |
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| Category |
Basketry |
| Object Name |
Basket |
| Culture |
Pomo |
| Global Region |
North America |
| Country |
USA |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
California |
| County |
Lake |
| Other Geographic
Data |
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| Maker's Name |
Mrs. Billy (probably Susie Santiago Billy / Mrs. Cruz Billy) (1885-1968) |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. mid 1900s |
| Collection Name |
N/A |
| Materials |
Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Sedge (Carex sp.) roots; Mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos) feathers; Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) feathers; Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) feathers; Clam shell (Saxidomus nutalli) beads; Abalone (Haliotis sp.) shell; Cotton string |
| Description |
Round basket with flat base and rounded sides that curve in slightly at rim; Coiled on 3-rod foundation; Exterior is covered in featherwork, with a cross pattern (yellow meadowlark feathers in center with white, then red tanager feathers on spokes) on background of green mallard duck feathers; 2 clam shell disk beads and triangular abalone shell beads are attached just below rim. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Height = ca. 3.0, Rim Diam = 5.3, Max Diam = 6.3 |