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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0882 | |
| 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. 1920-1950 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Willow (Salix sp.) shoots or sumac (Rhus sp.) stems; Aniline dyes | |
| Description | Round shallow wedding basket with flat base and flaring sides, woven entirely in coiled technique over a 3-rod foundation; Warp and weft materials are probably sumac shoots; At the rim the wefts are woven into a false braid; Designs are of dyed willow or sumac and consist of the standard wedding basket design of a wide red band, with band of contiguous terraced black triangles on either side; Entire design is interrupted by a break in the pattern, known as the "spirit line" which points to the end point of the basket's rim and is oriented to the East during a ceremony. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 6.0, Max Diam = 34.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0883 |  |
| 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. 1920-1950 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Willow (Salix sp.) shoots or sumac (Rhus sp.) stems; Aniline dyes | |
| Description | Round shallow wedding basket with rounded base and widely flaring sides; Basket is woven in coiled technique over 3 rod foundation; Warp rods are willow or sumac shoots; Weft fibers are peeled and split willow or sumac shoots; Design is woven of dyed willow or sumac shoots and consists of wide red band that encircles sides of basket, with row of contiguous terraced black triangles on either side of red band; Both red band and bands of triangles are interrupted by break in pattern known as the spirit path which points to the end point of the basket's rim and is oriented to the East during a ceremony. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 6.8, Max Diam = 33.3 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0902 |  |
| 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. 1950s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Willow (Salix sp.) shoots or sumac (Rhus sp.) stems; Aniline dyes | |
| Description | Round shallow wedding basket with rounded base and widely flaring sides; Basket is woven in coiled technique over 2- rod and bundle foundation; Warp rods are willow or sumac shoots; Weft fibers are peeled and split willow or sumac shoots; Design is woven of dyed willow or sumac shoots and consists of wide red band that encircles sides of basket, with row of contiguous terraced black triangles on either side of red band; Both red band and bands of triangles are interrupted by break in pattern known as the spirit path which points to the end point of the basket's rim and is oriented to the East during a ceremony. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 6.8, Max Diam = 33.0 | |
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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 0370-0740 |  |
| 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 | ca. early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Joshua tree roots | |
| Description | Slightly oval shaped bowl with flat base and gently rounded sides; Coiled on 3-rod foundation; Designs are in dyed willow and include band of small terraced solid diamonds around lower sides and wide band around upper sides of open diamonds arranged in 4 groups of 2 or 3 motifs each, all between upper and lower framing lines. [In 1980, basket specialist Bruce Bernstein (Wheelwright Museum, National Museum of the American Indian) tentatively identified this basket as “probably from the Panamint-Shoshone area.â€] | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 8.5, Max Diam = 22.0 | |
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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 0370-0765 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Paiute or Washoe | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California, Nevada | |
| County | Placer, El Dorado, CA, Carson, Douglas, Washoe, NV | |
| Other Geographic Data | Lake Tahoe area | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Bracken fern (Pteridium sp.) roots | |
| Description | Round basket with flat base and rounded sides that curve inward slightly toward rim; Woven in spaced coiling technique on sing rod foundation; Design consists of 2 parallel bands around side of basket, both woven in dyed (black) bracken fern root. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 9.7, Rim Diam = 23.8, Max Diam = 24.8 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0895 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Paiute or Washoe | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California, Nevada | |
| County | Placer, El Dorado, Alpine, CA, Washoe, Carson, Douglas, Mineral, NV | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Bracken fern (Pteridium sp.) roots; Tree yucca [Joshua tree] (Yucca brevifolia) roots | |
| Description | Round cooking basket with flat base and flaring sides; Coiled on 3-rod foundation; Designs consist of double terraced zigzag band in black bracken fern root around mid-section and double terraced zigzag band in reddish brown yucca tree root around upper sides. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 29.5, Max Diam = 47.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0900 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Paiute or Washoe | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California, Nevada | |
| County | Placer, El Dorado, CA, Carson, Douglas, Washoe, NV | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Bracken fern (Pteridium sp.) roots | |
| Description | Round to slightly oval basket with flat base and slightly curved, flaring sides; Coiled on single rod foundation in spaced-stitch technique; Designs are in dyed bracken fern roots and consist of 5 equally spaced bands on sides, formed by weaving two weft strands in opposite directions on same coils, forming fine-line zigzag. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 22.6, Max Diam = ca. 47.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0874 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Paiute or Washoe | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California, Nevada | |
| County | Placer, El Dorado, CA, Carson, Douglas, Washoe, NV | |
| 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; Bracken fern (Pteridium sp.) roots; Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots | |
| Description | Round basket with narrow, flat base and rounded sides that taper inward slightly at rim; Coiled on single-rod foundation; Banded design on upper sides has 6 pairs of diagonal terraced zigzags, done alternately in dyed black bracken fern roots and redbud. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 11.0, Rim Diam = 20.6, Max Diam = 22.4 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0742 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Paiute, Havasupai | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Northwestern Arizona; Havasu Canyon | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Devil's claw (Martynia sp.) pods | |
| Description | Deep round basket with flat base and nearly vertical sides; Basket is woven in close-spaced coiled technique over-rod foundation of peeled willow shoots; Primary weft fiber is peeled and split willow shoots; Designs are woven in black devil's claw and consists of network of open terraced diamonds, enclosing areas that are woven in a checkerboard pattern; This basket could be either Paiute or Havasupai, but is more likely Paiute on the basis of the split upper rod in each coil, typically a Paiute trait. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 6.8, Rim Diam = 10.0, Max Diam = 12.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0780 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Panamint Shoshone (Timbisha Shoshone) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Nevada | |
| County | Inyo | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1920-1930 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Bulrush (Scirpus sp.) roots; Tree yucca [Joshua tree] (Yucca brevifolia) roots | |
| Description | Round basket with flat base and flaring sides; Woven on 3-rod coil; Design is in bulrush roots and tree yucca roots and consists of 3 bands, each containing one or more registers of geometrics (triangles, diamonds, "V" shapes, and zigzags) extending from lower sides to rim; 5 areas of light and dark ticking decorate the rim. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 13.2, Max Diam = 32.3 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0748 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Polynesian: Samoan | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Samoa | |
| 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 = ca. 17.0, Width = 15.5, Length = 17.4 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0757 |  |
| 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; Cotton string | |
| Description | Oval basket with flat base and rounded sides that taper in at rim; Coiled on 3-rod foundation; Designs in dyed bulrush include 3 multi-lined checkered bands (insect pathways) that start on base and rise diagonally to rim; Single and paired triangles and segments of terraced, diagonal zigzag lines fill intervening spaces; Cotton string "handle" is threaded through rim at opposite ends. [In 1977 Pomo basketweaver Mable McKay attributed this basket to Lake County.] | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 6.5, Width = 14.2, Rim Diam = 11.1, Length = 17.6 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0758 |  |
| 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 | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Sedge (Carex sp.) roots; Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots | |
| Description | Round basket with flat base and rounded sides that taper in at rim; Coiled on single-rod foundation; Designs in redbud include band of solid triangles pointing upward on lower sides and second band of triangles pointing downward from rim, forming a negative zigzag band around sides. [In 1977 Pomo basketweaver Mable McKay identified this design as the “sunflower†design.] | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.2, Rim Diam = 5.6, Max Diam = 8.7 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0764 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Pomo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
| County | Mendocino | |
| Other Geographic Data | Ukiah 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; Clam shell (Saxidomus nutalli) beads | |
| Description | Small round basket with wide flat base and rounded sides that curve inward toward rim; Woven in coiling technique over 3-rod foundation; Designs include radiating sun burst pattern on base, 9 quail topknot feather motifs arranged in 2 rows around sides, and series of alternating dark and light segments around rim; Shell disk bead is tied to rim atop each dark segment in the final coil and entire side of basket is decorated with red acorn woodpecker feather placed approx. every 0.5 cm. [In 1977 Pomo basketweaver Mable McKay attributed this basket to the Ukiah area.] | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 6.0, Rim Diam = 9.6, Max Diam = 14.6 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0761 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Pomo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
| County | Lake | |
| Other Geographic Data | Mission Lakeport area | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown (probably the same weaver as CAS 0370-0819) | |
| 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; California quail (Callipepla californica) top knot feathers | |
| Description | Oval basket with flat base and rounded sides that taper in at rim; Coiled on 3-rod foundation; Designs in dyed bulrush include 4 motifs of stacked terraced diamonds (1 small, 1 large) beginning on base and extending up to rim; Design identified as a snake design by noted Pomo basketweaver, Mabel Mckay; Red woodpecker feathers and black quail topknot feathers decorate upper sides. [In 1977 Pomo basketweaver Mable McKay identified this design as the “snake†design, inspired by a dream. She also attributed this basket to the Mission Lakeport area, and thought it was probably woven by the same person who wove CAS 0370-0819.] | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.1, Width = 8.5, Rim Diam = 11.2, Length = 13.8 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0762 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Pomo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
| County | Mendocino, Sonoma, Lake | |
| Other Geographic Data | Long 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; Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots; California quail (Callipepla californica) top knot feathers | |
| Description | Round basket with wide flat base and rounded sides that curve inward toward rim; Woven in coiling technique on 3-rod foundation; Designs include 4 small crosses on base, very wide zigzag band with slender serrated edges encircling side of basket and extending from base to rim (lightning pattern), and alternating dark and light segments around rim; Black quail topknot feathers are randomly placed around upper sides of basket and around rim. [In 1977 Pomo basketweaver Mable McKay identified this design as the “Lighting†design. She also attributed this basket to the Long Valley area.] | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 8.1, Rim Diam = 12.5, Max Diam = 18.4 | |
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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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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0739 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Pomo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
| County | Mendocino | |
| Other Geographic Data | Ukiah 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 | |
| Description | Oval basket with flat base and rounded sides that taper in at rim; Coiled on single-rod foundation; Designs in dyed bulrush include wide and steeply angled zigzag band that starts on base and continues up over the lower sides; Small, isolated triangles encircle the upper sides. [In 1977 Pomo basketweaver Mable McKay identified this design as the “lightning†design. She also attributed this basket to the Ukiah area.] | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.3, Width = 10.5, Rim Diam = 8.9, Length = 13.2 | |
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