Miniature Maidu basket made by noted weaver Denise Davis in 2016. Decoration is a set of triangles and lines in redbud repeated three times extending from about the fourth coil from the start to two coils below the rim.
Acquisition
Accession
2019.6
Source or Donor
Scott Baker
Acquisition Method
Gift
Credit Line
In memory of my mother who was a lifelong admirer of Native American culture
Made/Created
Artist
Denise Davis
Date made
May 14, 2016
Time Period
20th Century
Place
Rancheria
Tuolumne
State/Province
California
Country
United States of America
Continent
North America
Ethnography
Cultural Region
Region
Central California
Continent
North America
Culture/Tribe
Maidu
Native American
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Basket, Trinket
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Personal Carrying & Storage Gear
Nomenclature Class
Personal Gear
Nomenclature Category
Category 03: Personal Objects
Dimensions
Height
1-1/2 in
Diameter
3-3/8 in
Material
Willow, Redbud - peeled, Redbud
Coiled Basket Details
Coil Count
8
Stitch Count
12
Coiled Start Type
Coiled Start Type
Round
Coiled Start Material
Willow, Redbud - peeled, Redbud
Coiled Finish Type
Self Coiled
Foundation
Coiled Foundation Type
3 Rod
Coiled Foundation Material
Willow
Coil Direction
Left
Stitch Details
Stitch Spacing
Predominantly Closed Spacing
Background Stitch Material
Redbud - peeled
Design Stitch Material
Redbud
Stitch Details
Unsplit or Whole, Interlocking, Randomly Bifurcated