Feathered Pomo Basket

Object/Artifact

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St. Joseph Museums

143/4166 Feathered Pomo Basket

143/4166 Feathered Pomo Basket

Name/Title

Feathered Pomo Basket

Entry/Object ID

143/4166

Description

Feathered Pomo Basket. Mis-identified as Yana with the wrong number. This basket was listed as missing from the insurance index that I compiled by comparing the numbers on the 1950's insurance index with the numbers entered into PP. This basket identified as Pomo by a basket expent, Jerome Evans, who lives in S. Lake Tahoe. INCIDENTALLY, JEROME EVANS WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING FIND THE STOLEN DAT SO LA LEE BASKET. 143/4280

Collection

NATIVE AMERICAN

Ethnography

Cultural Region

State/Province

California

Culture/Tribe

Pomo
Native American

Notes

Northern California

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Basket

Nomenclature Class

Containers

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Baskets, Feathers

Search Terms

Native American

Materials

Material Notes

Willow and sedge root construction. Clam shell and abalone pendants. Quail top knots. Mallard feathers (green), meadowlark (yellow), and either oriole, flicker, or acorn woodpecker feathers (orange / red).

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Jan 28, 2021

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Harry L. George Collection

Related Places

Place

State/Province

California

Provenance

Notes

Provenance to hopefully follow, possiblly Grace Nicholson.