Pomo Fish Trap

Twined Basket

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Anytown Museum

Name/Title

Pomo Fish Trap

Entry/Object ID

1994.25.3

Description

Large conical open twined basket made for trapping fish in running water.

Collection

Adams Pomo Baskets

Category

Utilitarian
Baskets

Acquisition

Accession

1994.25

Source or Donor

Pearl Adams

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

In Memory of my Father who truly loved the Native People of California

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown

Date made

circa 1900

Time Period

19th Century

Place

Lake

Clear Lake

County

Lake County

State/Province

California

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Central California

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Pomo
Native American

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Trap, Fish

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Fishing Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Fishing & Trapping T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Baskets, Fishing, Trapping, Native peoples

Dimensions

Height

20 in

Diameter

18 in

Material

Willow

Twined Basket Details

Twined Start

Intersecting layered spokes

Twined Finish

Compound binding, plaited or braided finish

Open/Closed Twining

Predominantly Open Twined

Predominant Twining Type

Plain Twining

Warp ("Vertical" Elements)

Warp material

Willow

Primary Warp Type

Simple: Plain or parallel arrangement

Weft ("Horizontal" Elements)

Weft material

Willow

Weft Slant

Z Slant (up to right)

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Wesley Adams

Notes

Collector