Pomo Tule Miniature

Twined Basket

DPR Collections

Pomo Tule Miniature

Name/Title

Pomo Tule Miniature

Description

Miniature basket woven with tule and decorated with four white beads just below the rim.

Made/Created

Artist

Julia F. Parker

Date made

2017

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Central California

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Pomo

Native American

Dimensions

Height

2-1/4 in

Diameter

1-1/2 in

Material

Tule, Beads - Glass

Twined Basket Details

Twined Start

Intersecting layered spokes

Twined Finish

Self binding, 180°angle

Open/Closed Twining

Predominantly Closed Twined

Predominant Twining Type

Plain Twining

Warp ("Vertical" Elements)

Warp material

Tule

Primary Warp Type

Simple: Plain or parallel arrangement

Weft ("Horizontal" Elements)

Weft material

Tule

Weft Slant

Z Slant (up to right)

Twined Construction Notes

The warp strands are bent at nearly 180º, then two rows of additional twining were added, incorporating the four white glass beads in the first row.

Other Decoration Materials and Types

Decoration Material

Beads - Glass

Decoration Type

Basic

Decoration Notes

There are four small white opaque beads applied in a weft row just below the rim.