Girl's Coiled Dowry or Puberty Basket (kol-chu or ti-ri-bu-ku)

• Artist: Jenny Hughes (Maker)
• Medium: Willow, sedge root, bulrush root, acorn woodpecker scalp feather, valley quail topknot feather, clamshell, cotton string
• Geographical Location: Pinoleville, Potter Valley, California, USA
• Dates: late 19th century
• Dimensions: 7 x 14 1/2 x 14 1/2 in. (17.8 x 36.8 x 36.8 cm)
• Collection: Arts of the Americas
• Museum Location: BMA, 5H14, 6B
• Accession Number: 07.467.8308
• Image: "Overall", 07.467.8308_SL1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 0,

Catalogue Description:
This is a conical shaped basket with a stepped flag design in brown on natural fiber colored background. The shells and feathers are fastened to the exterior and extend out from basket.