Maidu Miniature Bowl

Coiled Basket

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Anytown Museum

Name/Title

Maidu Miniature Bowl

Entry/Object ID

2019.6.2

Description

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

Stitch End

Clipped