Name/Title
Pomo Gift BasketEntry/Object ID
2011.647Description
A small, rounded black basket, with brown triangles of varying sizes extending down from the rim and up from the bottom. There are three black crosses around the bottom of the basket, as well as small white circles with red, blue, or teal beads on top throughout the basket.Collection
History CollectionMade/Created
Date made
circa 1900Time Period
20th CenturyEthnography
Cultural Region
Region
Northern California and OregonContinent
North AmericaInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
LabelLocation
On a sticker, on bottom of basketTranscription
Quail and wood pickin / Plumas / Very fine Hol / 950Language
EnglishMaterial/Technique
PenLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
BasketNomenclature Class
ContainersNomenclature Category
Category 07: Distribution & Transportation ObjectsOther Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Old Object NumberOther Number
A62Dimensions
Height
2-1/2 inDiameter
5-1/2 inMaterials
Material
Plant FiberMaterial Notes
Warp: willow. Sedge root is white, bracken fern root is black, clamshell beads, glass beads, cotton string, quail top knots, cotton threadOther Decoration Materials and Types
Decoration Material
Beads, BoneDecoration Type
AppliedCondition
Overall Condition
Very GoodProvenance
Provenance Detail
Gift of Catherine SmithAcquisition Method
GiftAcquisition Date
Sep 16, 1978
