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Pomo coiled basket with a flared rim
1890-193020th Century
2 in. x 9 7/8 in. x 10 3/4 in. (5.08 cm x 25.08 cm x 27.31 cm)
Native American, Native American
Object Type:
Baskets
Creation Place:
North America, United States, California
Medium and Support:
Plant fiber
Credit Line:
Found in Collection
Accession Number:
1969.111
Technique: It's coiled, not twined and it shows incredible technique and a tight weave.
Cultural affiliation notes: It’s definitely Pomo, but that’s still pretty broad. This is a pretty undecorated one compared to the feathered and beaded Pomo baskets that many museums display.
Citation: Barrett Samuel A. Pomo Indian Basketry. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1908.
Jesse Dutton-Kenny, Visiting Researcher, October 26th - 27th & 29th - 30th, 2020
Cultural affiliation notes: It’s definitely Pomo, but that’s still pretty broad. This is a pretty undecorated one compared to the feathered and beaded Pomo baskets that many museums display.
Citation: Barrett Samuel A. Pomo Indian Basketry. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1908.
Jesse Dutton-Kenny, Visiting Researcher, October 26th - 27th & 29th - 30th, 2020
Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- American Prints, Drawings, Paintings, and Native American Baskets Mills College Art Gallery , 7/23/1972 - 7/28/1972
- Native American Baskets from the Mills College Collection Mills College Art Gallery , 1/14/1976 - 2/27/1976
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