Pomo-Style Miniature Oval Basket

Coiled Basket

DPR Collections

Miniature Maidu Oval Bowl

Name/Title

Pomo-Style Miniature Oval Basket

Description

Neat little oval-shaped basket, about the size of an egg, with four design elements in redbud that begin with small horizontal lines which branch upward and outward.

Made/Created

Artist

Denise Davis

Date made

circa 1985

Place

City

Davis

State/Province

California

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Central California

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Maidu

Native American

Dimensions

Height

1-3/8 in

Width

2-1/8 in

Length

2-1/2 in

Material

Willow, Sedge, Redbud

Coiled Basket Details

Coiled Start Type

Oval

Coiled Start Material

Willow, Sedge

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

Sedge

Design Stitch Material

Redbud

Stitch Details

Unsplit or Whole, Interlocking, Randomly Bifurcated

Stitch End

Clipped

Other Decoration Materials and Types

Decoration Material

Redbud

Decoration Type

Basic