Large tub shaped coiled basket with black diagonal designs of triangles. 3 rod foundation of peeled willow shoots. Sewing strands of sedge and bullrush root. Formerly feathered. Remnants of woodpecker topknot feathers in pattern ground. Several breaks, some mended with epoxy. Interior stained
Donor:
Mrs. Charles A. Bliss
Collection place:
North Central California
Verbatim coll. place:
California
Culture or time period:
Pomo and Wappo
Collector:
Preacher in Napa Valley
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers) and Coiled weaving
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions