Coiled, basin shaped. Wide band of large triangular elements in dentate pattern of red-brown color, bands on bottom. 3-rod foundation. Made with split peeled and unpeeled redbud shoots for sewing strands.
Donor:
Grace Blair DePue
Collection place:
North Central California
Verbatim coll. place:
California
Culture or time period:
Northwestern Pomo
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
1900-1944
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers) and Coiled weaving
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
February 19, 1945
Context of use:
For food preparation.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
height 13 centimeters and width 53.5 centimeters
Comment:
References: Merriam collection #750 at U.C. Davis is similar in technique.