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Miniature Rhomboidal Basket

Early 1900s
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California, Pomo, 20th century

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Medium
coiled
Measurements
Overall: 2.5 cm (1 in.)
Credit Line
Presented by William Albert Price in memory of Mrs. William Albert Price 1917.535
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Miniature baskets were made to demonstrate the basket-maker’s virtuoso skill, and these tiny marvels seem to be no exception—the smallest are just a few millimeters wide but still patterned. For such fine work, dexterity was required as much for preparation of materials as for weaving.
A small, tan-colored basket shaped into a shallow, rounded rhombus is formed from tight coils. A single band of dark, purple-brown fibers circles the center. Four slender black feathers project from the upper rim, two curving toward our left and two toward our right. The surface features a dense, textured pattern of horizontal ridges created by the weaving process.

Miniature Rhomboidal Basket

Early 1900s

California, Pomo, 20th century (?)

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