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.
Made/Created
Artist
Denise Davis
Date made
May 14, 2016
Ethnography
Cultural Region
Region
Central California
Continent
North America
Culture/Tribe
Maidu
Native American
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
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