Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0774 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Pomo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
| County | Lake | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| 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; Glass seed beads; California quail (Callipepla californica) top knot feathers | |
| Description | Round basket with flat base and rounded sides that taper in at rim; Coiled on 3-rod foundation; Designs in dyed bulrush include 3 checker-outlined triangles on base and 3 bands of positive and negative triangles around sides; Negative triangles on sides are decorated with even spaced multi-colored seed beads; Center band of negative triangles is decorated with quail top knot feathers. [In 1977 Pomo basketweaver Mable McKay, attributed this basket to the Lake County area.] | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 7.7, Rim Diam = 10.1, Max Diam = 16.0 | |