Pomo Style Miniature

Coiled Basket

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Anytown Museum

Name/Title

Pomo Style Miniature

Entry/Object ID

2019.6.6

Description

Small oval egg-sized basket with four design elements in redbud that begin with small horizontal lines which branch out upward and outward

Context

One of the first baskets made by noted weaver and artist Denise Davis

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

circa 1985

Place

City

Davis

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

Dimensions

Height

1-3/8 in

Length

2-1/2 in

Diameter

2-1/8 in

Material

Willow, Sedge, Redbud

Coiled Basket Details

Coiled Start Type

Coiled Start Type

Oval

Coiled Start Material

Willow, Sedge

Coiled Finish Type

Self Coiled

Foundation

Coiled Foundation Type

3 Rod

Coiled Foundation Material

Willow, Sedge

Coil Direction

Left

Stitch Details

Stitch Spacing

Predominantly Closed Spacing

Background Stitch Material

Sedge

Design Stitch Material

Redbud

Stitch Details

Unsplit or Whole, Interlocking, Randomly Bifurcated

Stitch End

Clipped