Catalog Number |
CAS 2016-0001-0006 | ![]() |
Category | Basketry | |
Object Name | Winnowing basket | |
Culture | North Fork Mono | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
County | Madera | |
Other Geographic Data | Community: North Fork | |
Maker's Name | Ruby Pomona (b. 1925) | |
Date of Manufacture | 2007 | |
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Warp: whole, unpeeled redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots; Weft: split, unpeeled redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots; Rim reinforcing rod: chaperral and redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) lacing | |
Description | Scoop-shaped winnowing basket with reinforcing rod around rim; Woven in open, diagonal twining with wrapped coil stitch around rim; Design consists of bands of exposed warp rods alternating with rows of open twining, with alternating interior and exterior surfaces of split redbud shoots in adjacent rows of twining. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Height = 5.4, Width = 23.5, Length = 34.1 |