Catalog Number |
CAS 0145-0111 | ![]() |
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 | |
Description | Canoe shaped basket with flat base and rounded sides that curve in at rim; Coiled on single-rod foundation; Designs in dyed bulrush include 8 diagonal lines that start on base and extend to rim. [In 1977, Pomo basketweaver, Mable McKay, commented that this basket, as well as CAS 0145-0075, 0145-0112, and 0370-0813 were likely all woven by the same weaver, Lydia Anderson Faught.] | |
Dimensions (cm) | Height = 1.1, Width = 2.1, Length = 3.8 |