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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 0370-0777 |  |
| 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; Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots | |
| Description | Round basket with flat base and rounded sides tapering inward toward rim, forming wide mouth; Woven in 3-rod coil; Design is in redbud and dyed bulrush and consists of plain band on base (redbud) and diagonal band with hooked rectangles (quail topknot pattern) flanked by diagonally stacked triangles, all repeated 3 times (quail topknot motif repeated 4 times) on sides. [In 1977 Pomo basketweaver Mable McKay attributed this basket to the Lake County area.] | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 11.5, Rim Diam = 15.7, Max Diam = 23.0 | |
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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 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0815 |  |
| 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; Bulrush (Scirpus sp.) roots; California quail (Callipepla californica) top knot feathers; Clam shell (Saxidomus nutalli) beads; Wild iris (Iris sp.) (?) cordage | |
| Description | Round basket with flat base and rounded sides that taper in at rim; Coiled on single-rod foundation; Designs in dyed bulrush include network of rectangular units (deer back pattern), starting on base and covering sides; Row of clam shell disk beads is sewn to rim and second string of beads forms handle, attached to opposite sides of rim; 17 quail top knot feathers decorate sides of basket. [In 1977 Pomo basketweaver Mable McKay identified this design as the “ant†design.] | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.6, Rim Diam = 5.7, Max Diam = 9.2 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0817 |  |
| 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 | ca. 1930-1950 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Sedge (Carex sp.) roots; Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) feathers; Mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos) feathers | |
| Description | Round basket with flat base and rounded sides that curve in at rim; Coiled on 3-rod foundation; Exterior is completely covered in featherwork in a banded pattern of 8 open diamond shapes in yellow meadowlark feathers on background of green mallard feathers. [In 1977 Pomo basketweaver Mable McKay, commented that weavers in the Ukiah area cut or trimmed feathers on baskets, such as this example, whereas weavers in Long Valley did not, unless the basket was passed outside their cultural group. Trimming the feathers diminishes or “breaks down†the power of the spirit, and Mable said she had never seen any basket in a museum collection that had not been “broken down.â€] | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 3.6, Rim Diam = 6.4, Max Diam = 8.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0819 |  |
| 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 0370-0761) | |
| 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 | Round basket with flat base and rounded sides that taper in at rim; Coiled on 3-rod foundation; Designs in dyed bulrush include 9-point star with terraced outline on base and 3 diagonal motifs on sides comprising a diagonal checkered band flanked by solid triangles and rectangles; Space between motifs is filled with red woodpecker feathers and rim is outlined in quail top knot feathers. [In 1977 Pomo basketweaver Mable McKay identified this design as the “flint†design. She also attributed this basket to the Mission Lakeport area, and thought it was probably woven by the same person who wove CAS 0370-0761.] | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.2, Rim Diam = 6.4, Max Diam = 9.8 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0898 |  |
| 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 | ca. early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Peeled willow shoots; Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots | |
| Description | Round sifter or parching basket with rounded base and curved, flaring sides; Woven primarily in lattice twining with 3-strand twining on base and plain twining (on paired warps) below rim; Reinforcing rod at rim is wrapped; 2 design bands (1 plain and 1 of rectangles) on sides are in split redbud in lattice twining; Dashed band frames rim; Rim wrapping alternates dark and light blocks. [In 1977 Pomo basketweaver Mable McKay identified this as a serving tray and attributed it to the Lake County area.] | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 13.3, Max Diam = 44.4 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0905 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket plaque | |
| Culture | Pomo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
| County | Mendocino, Sonoma, Lake | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Annie Burke (1876-1962) (attributed) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930s to 1940s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Sedge (Carex sp.) roots; Bulrush (Scirpus sp.) roots | |
| Description | Round, flat plaque woven in single rod coil technique; Warp material is peeled willow shoots and primary weft material is sedge roots; Design is turtle back, woven of dyed bulrush roots and consists of 3 open, terraced diamonds arranged in circle around center, with pair of zigzag lines radiating out from top of each diamond toward rim; Blocks of light and dark color alternate around rim. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 0.4, Max Diam = 28.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0896 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Burden 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 | late 1800s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Sedge (Carex sp.) roots; Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots | |
| Description | Round conical burden basket with pointed base and flaring sides; Woven primarily in plain twining with diagonal twining on base and near rim; Heavy reinforcing rod located on interior rim is coil wrapped; Design is in split redbud and consists of 6 bands of varying width (2 of rectangles, 1 zigzag, 2 of arrow shapes, and 1 of open contiguous diamonds); Additional dashed band frames rim. [In 1977 Pomo basketweaver Mable McKay identified this as a burden or work basket with a rattlesnake design. She said such baskets were made as an initiation gift for a teenager by the parents and presented by a healer during a ceremony.] | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 34.7, Max Diam = 42.7 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0894 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Burden basket | |
| Culture | Pomo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
| County | Lake | |
| Other Geographic Data | Stewart Point, possibly | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Willow (Salix sp.) shoots | |
| Description | Round burden basket with flat base and flaring sides; Woven primarily in spaced, 3-strand twining with band of close 2-strand twining (doubled wefts over paired and tripled warps) just below rim; Rim terminus is secured with several loops of cotton twine; No design. [In 1977 Pomo basketweaver Mable McKay identified this as a work basket for carrying acorns, herbs or other foodstuffs. She also attributed it to the Lake County area, possibly Stewart Point.] | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 45.5, Max Diam = 52.8 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0818 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Miniature 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 | ca. 1930-1950 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Sedge (Carex sp.) roots; Acorn woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) feathers; Mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos) feathers | |
| Description | Small round gift basket with flat base and rounded sides that taper in at rim; Coiled on 3-rod foundation; Exterior is completely covered in featherwork with a pattern of 3 small triangles in green mallard duck feathers on a background of red acorn woodpecker feathers. [In 1977 Pomo basketweaver Mable McKay, commented that this basket’s bottom is open, so the spirit would not stay in, thus signifying that the weaver needed to see further into the dream that first inspired this basket.] | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 1.1, Rim Diam = 1.6, Max Diam = 2.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0730 |  |
| Category | Ceremonial Items; Musical Instruments | |
| Object Name | Rattle | |
| Culture | Quechan (Yuma) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Maricopa | |
| Other Geographic Data | Agua Caliente | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1900 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Wood; Rawhide | |
| Description | Hand-held rattle fashioned from two round pieces of hide sewn together around edges with indeterminate material to form flattened spherical shape; Several pebbles or seeds are contained within, and short carved wooden handle is inserted through one edge of rattle through to opposite edge and held in place with a small wooden cross-pin inserted through its distal end; Exterior of rattle (except for handle) is painted black and then decorated on each face with a diamond shape outlined in white and divided into quadrants (2 quadrants in each diamond are painted solid white). | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 8.1, Thickness = 5.1, Length = 17.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0594 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Textiles | |
| Object Name | Belt | |
| Culture | Rio Grande Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona, New Mexico | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Commercially plied and aniline dyed wool warp; Cotton string weft | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 7.0, Thickness = 0.2, Length = 176.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0413 |  |
| Category | Carvings; Ceremonial Items | |
| Object Name | Bull-roarer | |
| Culture | Rio Grande Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | Northern Rio Grande area | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1950s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Wood; Paint; Buckskin thong | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 2.8, Thickness = 0.5, Length = 10.3 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0428 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Bean pot | |
| Culture | Rio Grande Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | Northern Rio Grande area | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940-1960 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Deep round bean pot with flat base, rounded lower body, sides that taper inward very slightly toward rim, and wide mouth; Two flat, crescent-shaped handles are attached opposite each other just below rim on upper sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth, covered with reddish-brown micaceous clay slip, and burnished; Jar is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 16.1, Width = 22.8, Rim Diam = 17.1, Max Diam = 20.1 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-1817 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Necklace | |
| Culture | Rio Grande Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Cotton string | |
| Description | Single strand necklace of round disk beads of graduated size, made from pottery sherds and strung on cotton string. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 1.0, Length = ca. 31.5 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1802 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Necklace | |
| Culture | Rio Grande Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1910-1940 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Turquoise; Unidentified shell; Cotton string | |
| Description | Single strand necklace of tabular turquoise beads of various shapes and sizes alternating with shell disk beads; Upper ends of strand are entirely of shell disc beads; Beads are strung on cotton string and ends of strand are knotted together at top. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 3.5, Thickness = 0.5, Length = ca. 35.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1712 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Necklace | |
| Culture | Rio Grande Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940-1950 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Turquoise; Nylon string | |
| Description | Single strand necklace of round disc beads of graduated sizes, made from prehistoric pottery sherds; Several beads bear traces of original black-on-white designs; Final bead at the each end of the strand is a turquoise disc bead, all strung on commercial nylon string; Ends of strand are fitted with silver wire hook and eye closure. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 1.3, Length = ca. 29.5 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-1714 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Necklace | |
| Culture | Rio Grande Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1920-1940 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Turquoise; Metal: Silver; Nylon cord | |
| Description | Single strand necklace comprising mostly dark green turquoise disc beads of slightly graduated sizes, strung on commercial braided nylon cord; Lower half of necklace includes 9 regularly spaced polished turquoise tab beads; At each end of the necklace, the turquoise disc beads alternate with 7 handmade fluted silver spherical beads; Ends of necklace are fitted with handmade silver hook and eye clasp. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 1.5, Thickness = 0.7, Length = ca. 36.5 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-1512 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Necklace | |
| Culture | Rio Grande Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1885-1895 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Metal: Silver; Turquoise; Sinew | |
| Description | Single strand necklace comprising 71 handmade silver beads, 2 pendant silver crosses (each set with small rectangular turquoise stone), and large cast silver double-barred naja pendant with minimal stamped design and turquoise stone in center, all strung on sinew; Turquoise setting on naja appears to be later addition; Ends of sinew are attached to silver wire hook and eye clasp; Necklace is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 5.4, Thickness = 1.0, Length = 33.0 |
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