Catalog Number |
CAS 0145-0075 | ![]() |
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 (possibly Lydia Anderson Faught (1887-ca. 1967)) | |
Date of Manufacture | early 1900s | |
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Sedge (Carex sp.) roots; Bulrush (Scirpus sp.) roots; Acorn woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) feathers; Clam shell (Saxidomus nutalli) beads; Glass beads | |
Description | Round basket with flat base and rounded sides that curve in at rim; Coiled on 3-rod foundation; Designs in dyed bulrush include 5 small triangles in circular area on base (forming negative 5-petal floral motif); 5 large black triangles begin on base and extend to rim; Red woodpecker feathers fill intervening spaces on sides; 5 groups of 3 shell beads and 3 light blue seed beads frame rim. [In 1977, Pomo basketweaver, Mable McKay, commented that this basket, as well as CAS 0145-0111, 0145-0112, and 0370-0813 were all likely woven by the same weaver, Lydia Anderson Faught.] | |
Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.6, Rim Diam = 5.5, Max Diam = 7.7 |