Miniature Round Basket

late 1800s-early 1900s
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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.
Miniature Round Basket

Miniature Round Basket

late 1800s-early 1900s

California, Pomo, late 19th-early 20th century

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