The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 20, 2025

Miniature Round Basket

late 1800s-early 1900s

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

plant materials
Diameter: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.)
Presented by William Albert Price in memory of Mrs. William Albert Price 1917.532
Location: Not on view

Description

Miniature baskets were made to demonstrate the basket-maker’s virtuoso skill, and these tiny marvels seem to be no exception—the smallest are only five millimeters wide but still patterned. For such fine work, dexterity was required as much for preparation of materials as for weaving.
  • "Accessions." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 4, no. 4 (1917): 64-67. Mentioned: p. 65 www.jstor.org
  • Gallery 231 - Native North American Basket Rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (September 2, 2019-August 21, 2020).
    Gallery 231 - Native North American Basket Rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (August 5, 2013-August 18, 2014).
    The Basket Makers, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Oh, (November 26, 1985 - March 23, 1986)
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1917.532