Pomo Fish Trap

Twined Basket

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Name/Title

Pomo Fish Trap

Entry/Object ID

1994.25.3

Description

Large conical open twined basket made for trapping fish in running water.

Collection

Adams Pomo Baskets

Cataloged By

Marjorie Kilpatrick

Acquisition

Accession

1994.25

Source or Donor

Pearl Adams

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

In Memory of my Father who truly loved the Native People of California

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown

Date made

circa 1900

Time Period

19th Century

Place

Lake

Clear Lake

County

Lake County

State/Province

California

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Central California

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Pomo

Native American

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Trap, Fish

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Fishing Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Fishing & Trapping T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Baskets, Fishing, Trapping, Native peoples

Dimensions

Height

20 in

Diameter

18 in

Material

Willow

Twined Basket Details

Twined Start

Intersecting layered spokes

Twined Finish

Compound binding, plaited or braided finish

Open/Closed Twining

Predominantly Open Twined

Predominant Twining Type

Plain Twining

Warp ("Vertical" Elements)

Warp material

Willow

Primary Warp Type

Simple: Plain or parallel arrangement

Weft ("Horizontal" Elements)

Weft material

Willow

Weft Slant

Z Slant (up to right)

Location

Cabinet

Wall

East Wall

Room

West Gallery

Building

Museum Main

Moved By

Marjorie Kilpatrick

Date

May 12, 2020

Location

Shelf

Wall

West Wall

Room

Basement

Building

Museum Main

Moved By

Carl Patterson

Date

March 11, 2002

Condition

Overall Condition

Excellent

Date Examined

Nov 25, 1994

Examined By

Marjorie Kilpatrick

Notes

The basket is in excellent shape, especially considering its age and that it had been used.

Valuations

Value

$600.00

Estimator

Davis & Davis, Inc.

Date

Jun 10, 1995

Notes

Davis: great example of a Pomo trap, excellent condition, excellent provenance.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Wesley Adams

Notes

Collector

Provenance

Notes

Wesley Adams describes coming across a couple of men beside Robinson Creek just to the west of Clear Lake around 1908. They were using this trap and another to catch fish in the creek. He purchased this trap from one of them for $2. The man said that his uncle had made it a few years prior. It remained in Wesley Adams' collection until his death when his daughter Pearl inherited it.

Created By

Daniel Rael

Create Date

January 28, 2018

Updated By

Daniel Rael

Update Date

January 13, 2024