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Coiled Basket

Pomo , probably Elem Pomo

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Caption

Pomo , probably Elem Pomo. Coiled Basket, ca. 1895. Willow shoot foundation, sedge root weft, dyed bulrush root, feathers (acorn woodpecker, California valley quail topknots), clamshell disk beads, and commercial cotton string, 4 1/2 × 11 3/4 × 11 7/8 in. (11.4 × 29.8 × 30.2 cm) mount: 4 1/2 × 12 × 12 in. (11.4 × 30.5 × 30.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1906, Museum Collection Fund, 06.331.8134. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Coiled Basket

Date

ca. 1895

Medium

Willow shoot foundation, sedge root weft, dyed bulrush root, feathers (acorn woodpecker, California valley quail topknots), clamshell disk beads, and commercial cotton string

Classification

Container

Dimensions

4 1/2 × 11 3/4 × 11 7/8 in. (11.4 × 29.8 × 30.2 cm) mount: 4 1/2 × 12 × 12 in. (11.4 × 30.5 × 30.5 cm)

Credit Line

Museum Expedition 1906, Museum Collection Fund

Accession Number

06.331.8134

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Artists and makers

Pomo

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